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Elliptic Functions (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985): Komaravolu Chandrasekharan Elliptic Functions (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985)
Komaravolu Chandrasekharan
R1,724 Discovery Miles 17 240 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book has grown out of a course of lectures on elliptic functions, given in German, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, during the summer semester of 1982. Its aim is to give some idea of the theory of elliptic functions, and of its close connexion with theta-functions and modular functions, and to show how it provides an analytic approach to the solution of some classical problems in the theory of numbers. It comprises eleven chapters. The first seven are function-theoretic, and the next four concern arithmetical applications. There are Notes at the end of every chapter, which contain references to the literature, comments on the text, and on the ramifications, old and new, of the problems dealt with, some of them extending into cognate fields. The treatment is self-contained, and makes no special demand on the reader's knowledge beyond the elements of complex analysis in one variable, and of group theory.

The Higher Arithmetic - An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers (Paperback, 8th Revised edition): H. Davenport The Higher Arithmetic - An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers (Paperback, 8th Revised edition)
H. Davenport
R1,276 Discovery Miles 12 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The theory of numbers is generally considered to be the 'purest' branch of pure mathematics and demands exactness of thought and exposition from its devotees. It is also one of the most highly active and engaging areas of mathematics. Now into its eighth edition The Higher Arithmetic introduces the concepts and theorems of number theory in a way that does not require the reader to have an in-depth knowledge of the theory of numbers but also touches upon matters of deep mathematical significance. Since earlier editions, additional material written by J. H. Davenport has been added, on topics such as Wiles' proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, computers and number theory, and primality testing. Written to be accessible to the general reader, with only high school mathematics as prerequisite, this classic book is also ideal for undergraduate courses on number theory, and covers all the necessary material clearly and succinctly.

A Higher-Dimensional Sieve Method - With Procedures for Computing Sieve Functions (Hardcover): Harold G. Diamond, H Halberstam,... A Higher-Dimensional Sieve Method - With Procedures for Computing Sieve Functions (Hardcover)
Harold G. Diamond, H Halberstam, William F. Galway
R3,387 Discovery Miles 33 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Nearly a hundred years have passed since Viggo Brun invented his famous sieve, and the use of sieve methods is constantly evolving. As probability and combinatorics have penetrated the fabric of mathematical activity, sieve methods have become more versatile and sophisticated and in recent years have played a part in some of the most spectacular mathematical discoveries. Many arithmetical investigations encounter a combinatorial problem that requires a sieving argument, and this tract offers a modern and reliable guide in such situations. The theory of higher dimensional sieves is thoroughly explored, and examples are provided throughout. A Mathematica (R) software package for sieve-theoretical calculations is provided on the authors' website. To further benefit readers, the Appendix describes methods for computing sieve functions. These methods are generally applicable to the computation of other functions used in analytic number theory. The appendix also illustrates features of Mathematica (R) which aid in the computation of such functions.

Adeles and Algebraic Groups (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982): a. Weil Adeles and Algebraic Groups (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982)
a. Weil
R2,611 Discovery Miles 26 110 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This volume contains the original lecture notes presented by A. Weil in which the concept of adeles was first introduced, in conjunction with various aspects of C.L. Siegel's work on quadratic forms. Serving as an introduction to the subject, these notes may also provide stimulation for further research.

Arithmetical Functions (Paperback, 1970 ed.): Komaravolu Chandrasekharan Arithmetical Functions (Paperback, 1970 ed.)
Komaravolu Chandrasekharan
R1,393 Discovery Miles 13 930 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The plan of this book had its inception in a course of lectures on arithmetical functions given by me in the summer of 1964 at the Forschungsinstitut fUr Mathematik of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, at the invitation of Professor Beno Eckmann. My Introduction to Analytic Number Theory has appeared in the meanwhile, and this book may be looked upon as a sequel. It presupposes only a modicum of acquaintance with analysis and number theory. The arithmetical functions considered here are those associated with the distribution of prime numbers, as well as the partition function and the divisor function. Some of the problems posed by their asymptotic behaviour form the theme. They afford a glimpse of the variety of analytical methods used in the theory, and of the variety of problems that await solution. I owe a debt of gratitude to Professor Carl Ludwig Siegel, who has read the book in manuscript and given me the benefit of his criticism. I have improved the text in several places in response to his comments. I must thank Professor Raghavan Narasimhan for many stimulating discussions, and Mr. Henri Joris for the valuable assistance he has given me in checking the manuscript and correcting the proofs. K. Chandrasekharan July 1970 Contents Chapter I The prime number theorem and Selberg's method 1. Selberg's fonnula . . . . . . 1 2. A variant of Selberg's formula 6 12 3. Wirsing's inequality . . . . . 17 4. The prime number theorem. ."

Modular Forms and Galois Cohomology (Paperback): Haruzo Hida Modular Forms and Galois Cohomology (Paperback)
Haruzo Hida
R2,063 Discovery Miles 20 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides a comprehensive account of a key (and perhaps the most important) theory upon which the Taylor-Wiles proof of Fermat's last theorem is based. The book begins with an overview of the theory of automorphic forms on linear algebraic groups and then covers the basic theory and results on elliptic modular forms, including a substantial simplification of the Taylor-Wiles proof by Fujiwara and Diamond. It contains a detailed exposition of the representation theory of profinite groups (including deformation theory), as well as the Euler characteristic formulas of Galois cohomology groups. The final chapter presents a proof of a non-abelian class number formula and includes several new results from the author. The book will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in number theory (including algebraic and analytic number theorists) and arithmetic algebraic geometry.

Elliptic Curves and Big Galois Representations (Paperback): Daniel Delbourgo Elliptic Curves and Big Galois Representations (Paperback)
Daniel Delbourgo
R2,271 Discovery Miles 22 710 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The arithmetic properties of modular forms and elliptic curves lie at the heart of modern number theory. This book develops a generalisation of the method of Euler systems to a two-variable deformation ring. The resulting theory is then used to study the arithmetic of elliptic curves, in particular the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer (BSD) formula. Three main steps are outlined: the first is to parametrise 'big' cohomology groups using (deformations of) modular symbols. Finiteness results for big Selmer groups are then established. Finally, at weight two, the arithmetic invariants of these Selmer groups allow the control of data from the BSD conjecture. As the first book on the subject, the material is introduced from scratch; both graduate students and professional number theorists will find this an ideal introduction. Material at the very forefront of current research is included, and numerical examples encourage the reader to interpret abstract theorems in concrete cases.

Local Fields (Hardcover, 1st ed. 1979. Corr. 2nd printing 1995): Marvin J. Greenberg Local Fields (Hardcover, 1st ed. 1979. Corr. 2nd printing 1995)
Marvin J. Greenberg; Jean-Pierre Serre
R1,780 Discovery Miles 17 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The goal of this book is to present local class field theory from the cohomo logical point of view, following the method inaugurated by Hochschild and developed by Artin-Tate. This theory is about extensions-primarily abelian-of "local" (i.e., complete for a discrete valuation) fields with finite residue field. For example, such fields are obtained by completing an algebraic number field; that is one of the aspects of "localisation." The chapters are grouped in "parts." There are three preliminary parts: the first two on the general theory of local fields, the third on group coho mology. Local class field theory, strictly speaking, does not appear until the fourth part. Here is a more precise outline of the contents of these four parts: The first contains basic definitions and results on discrete valuation rings, Dedekind domains (which are their "globalisation") and the completion process. The prerequisite for this part is a knowledge of elementary notions of algebra and topology, which may be found for instance in Bourbaki. The second part is concerned with ramification phenomena (different, discriminant, ramification groups, Artin representation). Just as in the first part, no assumptions are made here about the residue fields. It is in this setting that the "norm" map is studied; I have expressed the results in terms of "additive polynomials" and of "multiplicative polynomials," since using the language of algebraic geometry would have led me too far astray."

Topics in the Theory of Numbers (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003): Janos Suranyi Topics in the Theory of Numbers (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003)
Janos Suranyi; Translated by B. Guiduli; Paul Erdoes
R1,752 Discovery Miles 17 520 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Number theory, the branch of mathematics that studies the properties of the integers, is a repository of interesting and quite varied problems, sometimes impossibly difficult ones. In this book, the authors have gathered together a collection of problems from various topics in number theory that they find beautiful, intriguing, and from a certain point of view instructive.

Advanced Topics in Computational Number Theory (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000): Henri Cohen Advanced Topics in Computational Number Theory (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000)
Henri Cohen
R2,056 Discovery Miles 20 560 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Written by an authority with great practical and teaching experience in the field, this book addresses a number of topics in computational number theory. Chapters one through five form a homogenous subject matter suitable for a six-month or year-long course in computational number theory. The subsequent chapters deal with more miscellaneous subjects.

Introduction to Coding Theory (Paperback, 3rd ed. 1999. Softcover reprint of the original 3rd ed. 1999): J. H. van Lint Introduction to Coding Theory (Paperback, 3rd ed. 1999. Softcover reprint of the original 3rd ed. 1999)
J. H. van Lint
R2,393 Discovery Miles 23 930 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

It is gratifying that this textbook is still sufficiently popular to warrant a third edition. I have used the opportunity to improve and enlarge the book. When the second edition was prepared, only two pages on algebraic geometry codes were added. These have now been removed and replaced by a relatively long chapter on this subject. Although it is still only an introduction, the chapter requires more mathematical background of the reader than the remainder of this book. One of the very interesting recent developments concerns binary codes defined by using codes over the alphabet 7l.4 There is so much interest in this area that a chapter on the essentials was added. Knowledge of this chapter will allow the reader to study recent literature on 7l. -codes. 4 Furthermore, some material has been added that appeared in my Springer Lec ture Notes 201, but was not included in earlier editions of this book, e. g. Generalized Reed-Solomon Codes and Generalized Reed-Muller Codes. In Chapter 2, a section on "Coding Gain" ( the engineer's justification for using error-correcting codes) was added. For the author, preparing this third edition was a most welcome return to mathematics after seven years of administration. For valuable discussions on the new material, I thank C.P.l.M.Baggen, I. M.Duursma, H.D.L.Hollmann, H. C. A. van Tilborg, and R. M. Wilson. A special word of thanks to R. A. Pellikaan for his assistance with Chapter 10."

Shimura Varieties (Paperback): Thomas Haines, Michael Harris Shimura Varieties (Paperback)
Thomas Haines, Michael Harris
R1,469 Discovery Miles 14 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the second volume of a series of mainly expository articles on the arithmetic theory of automorphic forms. It forms a sequel to On the Stabilization of the Trace Formula published in 2011. The books are intended primarily for two groups of readers: those interested in the structure of automorphic forms on reductive groups over number fields, and specifically in qualitative information on multiplicities of automorphic representations; and those interested in the classification of I-adic representations of Galois groups of number fields. Langlands' conjectures elaborate on the notion that these two problems overlap considerably. These volumes present convincing evidence supporting this, clearly and succinctly enough that readers can pass with minimal effort between the two points of view. Over a decade's worth of progress toward the stabilization of the Arthur-Selberg trace formula, culminating in Ngo Bau Chau's proof of the Fundamental Lemma, makes this series timely.

Cyclotomic Fields (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1978): S. Lang Cyclotomic Fields (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1978)
S. Lang
R1,402 Discovery Miles 14 020 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Kummer's work on cyclotomic fields paved the way for the development of algebraic number theory in general by Dedekind, Weber, Hensel, Hilbert, Takagi, Artin and others. However, the success of this general theory has tended to obscure special facts proved by Kummer about cyclotomic fields which lie deeper than the general theory. For a long period in the 20th century this aspect of Kummer's work seems to have been largely forgotten, except for a few papers, among which are those by Pollaczek [Po], Artin-Hasse [A-H] and Vandiver [Va]. In the mid 1950's, the theory of cyclotomic fields was taken up again by Iwasawa and Leopoldt. Iwasawa viewed cyclotomic fields as being analogues for number fields of the constant field extensions of algebraic geometry, and wrote a great sequence of papers investigating towers of cyclotomic fields, and more generally, Galois extensions of number fields whose Galois group is isomorphic to the additive group of p-adic integers. Leopoldt concentrated on a fixed cyclotomic field, and established various p-adic analogues of the classical complex analytic class number formulas. In particular, this led him to introduce, with Kubota, p-adic analogues of the complex L-functions attached to cyclotomic extensions of the rationals. Finally, in the late 1960's, Iwasawa [Iw 1 I] . made the fundamental discovery that there was a close connection between his work on towers of cyclotomic fields and these p-adic L-functions of Leopoldt-Kubota.

Analytic Number Theory - Proceedings of a Conference in Honor of Paul T. Bateman (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original... Analytic Number Theory - Proceedings of a Conference in Honor of Paul T. Bateman (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990)
B. Berndt
R2,721 Discovery Miles 27 210 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

On April 25-27, 1989, over a hundred mathematicians, including eleven from abroad, gathered at the University of Illinois Conference Center at Allerton Park for a major conference on analytic number theory. The occa sion marked the seventieth birthday and impending (official) retirement of Paul T. Bateman, a prominent number theorist and member of the mathe matics faculty at the University of Illinois for almost forty years. For fifteen of these years, he served as head of the mathematics department. The conference featured a total of fifty-four talks, including ten in vited lectures by H. Delange, P. Erdos, H. Iwaniec, M. Knopp, M. Mendes France, H. L. Montgomery, C. Pomerance, W. Schmidt, H. Stark, and R. C. Vaughan. This volume represents the contents of thirty of these talks as well as two further contributions. The papers span a wide range of topics in number theory, with a majority in analytic number theory."

Cyclotomic Fields I and II (Paperback, 2nd ed. 1990. Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1990): Karl Rubin Cyclotomic Fields I and II (Paperback, 2nd ed. 1990. Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1990)
Karl Rubin; Serge Lang
R2,018 Discovery Miles 20 180 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Kummer's work on cyclotomic fields paved the way for the development of algebraic number theory in general by Dedekind, Weber, Hensel, Hilbert, Takagi, Artin and others. However, the success of this general theory has tended to obscure special facts proved by Kummer about cyclotomic fields which lie deeper than the general theory. For a long period in the 20th century this aspect of Kummer's work seems to have been largely forgotten, except for a few papers, among which are those by Pollaczek [Po], Artin-Hasse [A-H] and Vandiver [Va]. In the mid 1950's, the theory of cyclotomic fields was taken up again by Iwasawa and Leopoldt. Iwasawa viewed cyclotomic fields as being analogues for number fields of the constant field extensions of algebraic geometry, and wrote a great sequence of papers investigating towers of cyclotomic fields, and more generally, Galois extensions of number fields whose Galois group is isomorphic to the additive group of p-adic integers. Leopoldt concentrated on a fixed cyclotomic field, and established various p-adic analogues of the classical complex analytic class number formulas. In particular, this led him to introduce, with Kubota, p-adic analogues of the complex L-functions attached to cyclotomic extensions of the rationals. Finally, in the late 1960's, Iwasawa [Iw 11] made the fundamental discovery that there was a close connection between his work on towers of cyclotomic fields and these p-adic L-functions of Leopoldt - Kubota.

Modular Functions and Dirichlet Series in Number Theory (Paperback, 2nd ed. 1990. Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed.... Modular Functions and Dirichlet Series in Number Theory (Paperback, 2nd ed. 1990. Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1990)
Tom M. Apostol
R1,954 Discovery Miles 19 540 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

A new edition of a classical treatment of elliptic and modular functions with some of their number-theoretic applications, this text offers an updated bibliography and an alternative treatment of the transformation formula for the Dedekind eta function. It covers many topics, such as Hecke's theory of entire forms with multiplicative Fourier coefficients, and the last chapter recounts Bohr's theory of equivalence of general Dirichlet series.

p-adic Numbers, p-adic Analysis, and Zeta-Functions (Paperback, 2nd ed. 1984): Neal Koblitz p-adic Numbers, p-adic Analysis, and Zeta-Functions (Paperback, 2nd ed. 1984)
Neal Koblitz
R1,713 Discovery Miles 17 130 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Neal Koblitz was a student of Nicholas M. Katz, under whom he received his Ph.D. in mathematics at Princeton in 1974. He spent the year 1974 -75 and the spring semester 1978 in Moscow, where he did research in p -adic analysis and also translated Yu. I. Manin's "Course in Mathematical Logic" (GTM 53). He taught at Harvard from 1975 to 1979, and since 1979 has been at the University of Washington in Seattle. He has published papers in number theory, algebraic geometry, and p-adic analysis, and he is the author of "p-adic Analysis: A Short Course on Recent Work" (Cambridge University Press and GTM 97: "Introduction to Elliptic Curves and Modular Forms (Springer-Verlag).

Complex Multiplication (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983): S. Lang Complex Multiplication (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983)
S. Lang
R2,626 Discovery Miles 26 260 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The small book by Shimura-Taniyama on the subject of complex multi is a classic. It gives the results obtained by them (and some by Weil) plication in the higher dimensional case, generalizing in a non-trivial way the method of Deuring for elliptic curves, by reduction mod p. Partly through the work of Shimura himself (cf. [Sh 1] [Sh 2], and [Sh 5]), and some others (Serre, Tate, Kubota, Ribet, Deligne etc.) it is possible today to make a more snappy and extensive presentation of the fundamental results than was possible in 1961. Several persons have found my lecture notes on this subject useful to them, and so I have decided to publish this short book to make them more widely available. Readers acquainted with the standard theory of abelian varieties, and who wish to get rapidly an idea of the fundamental facts of complex multi plication, are advised to look first at the two main theorems, Chapter 3, 6 and Chapter 4, 1, as well as the rest of Chapter 4. The applications of Chapter 6 could also be profitably read early. I am much indebted to N. Schappacher for a careful reading of the manu script resulting in a number of useful suggestions. S. LANG Contents CHAPTER 1 Analytic Complex Multiplication 4 I. Positive Definite Involutions . . . 6 2. CM Types and Subfields. . . . . 8 3. Application to Abelian Manifolds. 4. Construction of Abelian Manifolds with CM 14 21 5. Reflex of a CM Type . . . . .

The Large Sieve and its Applications - Arithmetic Geometry, Random Walks and Discrete Groups (Hardcover, New): E. Kowalski The Large Sieve and its Applications - Arithmetic Geometry, Random Walks and Discrete Groups (Hardcover, New)
E. Kowalski
R3,395 Discovery Miles 33 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Among the modern methods used to study prime numbers, the 'sieve' has been one of the most efficient. Originally conceived by Linnik in 1941, the 'large sieve' has developed extensively since the 1960s, with a recent realization that the underlying principles were capable of applications going well beyond prime number theory. This book develops a general form of sieve inequality, and describes its varied applications, including the study of families of zeta functions of algebraic curves over finite fields; arithmetic properties of characteristic polynomials of random unimodular matrices; homological properties of random 3-manifolds; and the average number of primes dividing the denominators of rational points on elliptic curves. Also covered in detail are the tools of harmonic analysis used to implement the forms of the large sieve inequality, including the Riemann Hypothesis over finite fields, and Property (T) or Property (tau) for discrete groups.

Mathematical Physics of Quantum Wires and Devices - From Spectral Resonances to Anderson Localization (Paperback, Softcover... Mathematical Physics of Quantum Wires and Devices - From Spectral Resonances to Anderson Localization (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2000)
N. E. Hurt
R1,415 Discovery Miles 14 150 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This monograph on quantum wires and quantum devices is a companion vol ume to the author's Quantum Chaos and Mesoscopic Systems (Kluwer, Dordrecht, 1997). The goal of this work is to present to the reader the mathematical physics which has arisen in the study of these systems. The course which I have taken in this volume is to juxtapose the current work on the mathematical physics of quantum devices and the details behind the work so that the reader can gain an understanding of the physics, and where possible the open problems which re main in the development of a complete mathematical description of the devices. I have attempted to include sufficient background and references so that the reader can understand the limitations of the current methods and have direction to the original material for the research on the physics of these devices. As in the earlier volume, the monograph is a panoramic survey of the mathe matical physics of quantum wires and devices. Detailed proofs are kept to a min imum, with outlines of the principal steps and references to the primary sources as required. The survey is very broad to give a general development to a variety of problems in quantum devices, not a specialty volume."

Introductory Lectures on Siegel Modular Forms (Paperback): Helmut Klingen Introductory Lectures on Siegel Modular Forms (Paperback)
Helmut Klingen
R1,608 Discovery Miles 16 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume aims to present a straightforward and easily accessible survey of the analytic theory of quadratic forms. Written at an elementary level, the book provides a sound basis from which the reader can study advanced works and undertake original research. Roughly half a century ago C.L. Siegel discovered a new type of automorphic forms in several variables in connection with his famous work on the analytic theory of quadratic forms. Since then Siegel modular forms have been studied extensively because of their significance in both automorphic functions in several complex variables and number theory. The comprehensive theory of automorphic forms to subgroups of algebraic groups and the recent arithmetical theory of modular forms illustrate these two aspects in an illuminating manner. The text is based on the author's lectures given over a number of years and is intended for a one semester graduate course, although it can serve equally well for self study . The only prerequisites are a knowledge of algebra, number theory and complex analysis.

Algebras and Orders (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1993): Ivo G. Rosenberg, Gert Sabidussi Algebras and Orders (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1993)
Ivo G. Rosenberg, Gert Sabidussi
R12,690 Discovery Miles 126 900 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In the summer of 1991 the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of the Universite de Montreal was fortunate to host the NATO Advanced Study Institute "Algebras and Orders" as its 30th Seminaire de mathematiques superieures (SMS), a summer school with a long tradition and well-established reputation. This book contains the contributions of the invited speakers. Universal algebra- which established itself only in the 1930's- grew from traditional algebra (e.g., groups, modules, rings and lattices) and logic (e.g., propositional calculus, model theory and the theory of relations). It started by extending results from these fields but by now it is a well-established and dynamic discipline in its own right. One of the objectives of the ASI was to cover a broad spectrum of topics in this field, and to put in evidence the natural links to, and interactions with, boolean algebra, lattice theory, topology, graphs, relations, automata, theoretical computer science and (partial) orders. The theory of orders is a relatively young and vigorous discipline sharing certain topics as well as many researchers and meetings with universal algebra and lattice theory. W. Taylor surveyed the abstract clone theory which formalizes the process of compos ing operations (i.e., the formation of term operations) of an algebra as a special category with countably many objects, and leading naturally to the interpretation and equivalence of varieties."

p-Adic Valued Distributions in Mathematical Physics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1994): Andrei Y.... p-Adic Valued Distributions in Mathematical Physics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1994)
Andrei Y. Khrennikov
R2,653 Discovery Miles 26 530 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Numbers ... , natural, rational, real, complex, p-adic .... What do you know about p-adic numbers? Probably, you have never used any p-adic (nonrational) number before now. I was in the same situation few years ago. p-adic numbers were considered as an exotic part of pure mathematics without any application. I have also used only real and complex numbers in my investigations in functional analysis and its applications to the quantum field theory and I was sure that these number fields can be a basis of every physical model generated by nature. But recently new models of the quantum physics were proposed on the basis of p-adic numbers field Qp. What are p-adic numbers, p-adic analysis, p-adic physics, p-adic probability? p-adic numbers were introduced by K. Hensel (1904) in connection with problems of the pure theory of numbers. The construction of Qp is very similar to the construction of (p is a fixed prime number, p = 2,3,5, ... ,127, ... ). Both these number fields are completions of the field of rational numbers Q. But another valuation 1 . Ip is introduced on Q instead of the usual real valuation 1 . I* We get an infinite sequence of non isomorphic completions of Q : Q2, Q3, ... , Q127, ... , IR = Qoo* These fields are the only possibilities to com plete Q according to the famous theorem of Ostrowsky.

Elements of Number Theory (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003): John Stillwell Elements of Number Theory (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003)
John Stillwell
R1,401 Discovery Miles 14 010 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Solutions of equations in integers is the central problem of number theory and is the focus of this book. The amount of material is suitable for a one-semester course. The author has tried to avoid the ad hoc proofs in favor of unifying ideas that work in many situations. There are exercises at the end of almost every section, so that each new idea or proof receives immediate reinforcement.

Real and Complex Dynamical Systems (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1995): B. Branner, Poul Hjorth Real and Complex Dynamical Systems (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1995)
B. Branner, Poul Hjorth
R5,841 Discovery Miles 58 410 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This volume contains edited versions of 11 contributions given by main speakers at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on lReal and Complex Dynamical Systems in Hiller0d, Denmark, June 20th - July 2nd, 1993. The vision of the institute was to illustrate the interplay between two important fields of Mathematics: Real Dynamical Systems and Complex Dynamical Systems. The interaction between these two fields has been growing over the years. Problems in Real Dynamical Systems have recently been solved using complex tools in the real or by extension to the complex. In return, problems in Complex Dynamical Systems have been settled using results from Real Dynamical Systems. The programme of the institute was to examine the state of the art of central parts of both Real and Complex Dynamical Systems, to reinforce contact between the two aspects of the theory and to make recent progress in each accessible to a larger group of mathematicians.

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