Bob Vaughan

Robert Charles Vaughan
R. C. Vaughan in 2008
Born	(1945-03-24) March 24, 1945 (age 79)
Alma mater	University of London
Known for	Analytic number theory Exponential sums Hardy–Littlewood circle method
Awards	Berwick Prize (1979) Fellow of the Royal Society
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematician
Institutions	Penn State Imperial College
Doctoral advisor	Theodor Estermann
Doctoral students	Trevor Wooley

Robert Charles "Bob" Vaughan FRS (born 24 March 1945) is a British mathematician, working in the field of analytic number theory.

Life

Since 1999 he has been Professor at Pennsylvania State University, and since 1990 Fellow of the Royal Society. He did his PhD at the University of London under supervision of Theodor Estermann.^[1] He supervised Trevor Wooley's PhD.^[1]

Awards

In 2012, he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.^[2]

See also

• Vaughan's identity

Writings

• The Hardy–Littlewood Method. Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics. Vol. 125 (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. 1997. ISBN 978-0-521-57347-4.
• Hugh L. Montgomery; Robert C. Vaughan (2007). Multiplicative number theory I. Classical theory. Cambridge tracts in advanced mathematics. Vol. 97. ISBN 978-0-521-84903-6.

References

External links

• Robert C. Vaughan's Home page (includes CV and list of publications)