Algebraic Number Theory (CHAPMAN HALL/CRC MATHEMATICS SERIES)

Stewart, I.

ISBN 10: 041229690X / ISBN 13: 9780412296901

Published by Springer, 1987

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Algebraic Number Theory (CHAPMAN HALL/CRC MATHEMATICS SERIES)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041229690X
• ISBN 13: 9780412296901
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Contents: Preface. Reader's Guide. Index of Notation. The Origins of Algebraic Number Theory. Part I: Numbers. Quadratic and Cyclotomic Fields. Geometric Methods. Lattices. Minkowski's Theorem. Part II: Geometric Representation of Algebraic Numbers. Class-Group and Class-Number. Part III: Number-Theoretic Applications. Computational Methods. Fermat's Last Theorem. Dirichlet's Units Theorem. Appendix. Quadratic Residues. References. Index.

Synopsis

This work develops the theory of algebraic numbers and shows how this may be applied to various questions in number theory, including a special case of Fermat's Last Theorem.