N. M. Korobov, V. I. Nechaev, S. B. Stechkin, N. M. Dobrovolsky and the revival of the Tula School of number theory

Abstract

The paper presents many unknown facts from the history of the Tula school of number
theory. It is shown that the main role in the revival of the Tula school of number theory was
played by professors N. M. Korobov, V. I. Nechaev, S. B. Stechkin, and N. M. Dobrovolsky.
The role of these main participants in the revival of the scientific school of number theory
in Tula is revealed. Various details of the relationship between these participants in the process
of reviving the Tula school of number theory are given.
To characterize the activities of the Tula scientific school on number theory after its revival,
an overview of the main directions of its work over the past 45 years and a brief description of the
work done is provided. The article provides a bibliography of the main scientific publications on
the number-theoretic method in approximate analysis by N. M. Korobov and N. M. Dobrovolsky,
on which the revival of the Tula school of number theory and its subsequent functioning over
the past 45 years were based.