17 lectures on Fermat numbers

Michal Křižek, Florian Luca, Lawrence Somer
Springer
 9780387953328
0-387-95332-9

The pioneering work of Pierre de Fermat has attracted the attention of mathematicians for over 350 years. This book provides an overview of the many properties of Fermat numbers and demonstrates their applications in areas such as number theory, probability theory, geometry, and signal processing. It is an ideal introduction to the basic mathematical ideas and algebraic methods connected with the Fermat numbers.