Introduction to number theory lecture 51. Proof of Dirichlet's theorem

Опубликовано: 15 Июль 2026
на канале: Richard E Borcherds
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This lecture is part of my Berkeley math 115 course "Introduction to number theory"
For the other lectures in the course see    • Introduction to number theory (Berkeley Ma...  

We show how to prove Dirichlet's theorem on primes in arithmetic progressions, assuming that certain L-series do not vanish at s=1.

The textbook is "An introduction to the theory of numbers" by Niven, Zuckerman, and Montgomery (5th edition).