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Introduction to Cyclotomic Fields, Second Edition
| Content Provider | Springer-eBooks |
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| Author | Washington, Lawrence C. |
| Copyright Year | 1997 |
| Abstract | Introduction to Cyclotomic Fields is a carefully written exposition of a central area of number theory that can be used as a second course in algebraic number theory. Starting at an elementary level, the volume covers p-adic L-functions, class numbers, cyclotomic units, Fermat's Last Theorem, and Iwasawa's theory of Z_p-extensions, leading the reader to an understanding of modern research literature. Many exercises are included. The second edition includes a new chapter on the work of Thaine, Kolyvagin, and Rubin, including a proof of the Main Conjecture. There is also a chapter giving other recent developments, including primality testing via Jacobi sums and Sinnott's proof of the vanishing of Iwasawa's f-invariant. |
| File Format | |
| ISBN | 9781461219347 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | SpringerLink Springer eBooks |
| Access Restriction | Subscribed |
| Subject Keyword | Mathematics Number Theory |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Book |