Hypergeometric Functions, My Love : Modular Interpretations of Configuration Spaces

Yoshida, Masaaki

ISBN 10: 3528069252 / ISBN 13: 9783528069254

Published by Vieweg, F /VVA, 1997

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Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 308 | Sprache: Deutsch | Produktart: Bücher.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hypergeometric Functions, My Love : Modular Interpretations of Configuration Spaces
• Publisher: Vieweg, F /VVA
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3528069252
• ISBN 13: 9783528069254
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Sehr gut

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Synopsis

The classical story - of the hypergeometric functions, the configuration space of 4 points on the projective line, elliptic curves, elliptic modular functions and the theta functions - now evolves, in this book, to the story of hypergeometric funktions in 4 variables, the configuration space of 6 points in the projective plane, K3 surfaces, theta functions in 4 variables. This modern theory has been established by the author and his collaborators in the 1990's; further development to different aspects is expected. It leads the reader to a fascinating 4-dimensional world. The author tells the story casually and visually in a plain language, starting form elementary level such as equivalence relations, the exponential function, ...Undergraduate students should be able to enjoy the text.

About the Author

Masaaki Yoshida ist Professor fur Mathematik an der Kyushu Universitat, Japan.