DIOPHANTINE REPRESENTATION OF THE SET OF PRIME NUMBERS

@article{Jones1976DIOPHANTINERO,
  title={DIOPHANTINE REPRESENTATION OF THE SET OF PRIME NUMBERS},
  author={James P. Jones and Daihachiro Sato and Hideo Wada and Douglas P. Wiens},
  journal={American Mathematical Monthly},
  year={1976},
  volume={83},
  pages={449-464}
}
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