Unproven theorems of ramanujan biography

Wikipedia article, a good place to start.

Although a small number of these results were actually false and some were already known, most of his claims have now been proven correct. He stated results that were both original and highly unconventional, such as the Ramanujan prime and the Ramanujan theta function, and these have inspired a vast amount of further research.

Unproven theorems of ramanujan biography pdf

However, some of his major discoveries have been rather slow to enter the mathematical mainstream. Recently, Ramanujan's formulae have found applications in crystallography and string theory. The Ramanujan Journal, an international publication, was launched to publish work in all areas of mathematics influenced by his work."

Review of the book Ramanujan’s lost notebook, Part I by George E.

Andrews and Bruce C. Berndt, published in 2005.