Algebraic Number Theory
β Scribed by Serge Lang
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- French
- Leaves
- 353
- Series
- Graduate texts in mathematics 110
- Edition
- 2nd
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This is a second edition of Lang's well-known textbook. It covers all of the basic material of classical algebraic number theory, giving the student the background necessary for the study of further topics in algebraic number theory, such as cyclotomic fields, or modular forms. Part I introduces some of the basic ideas of the theory: number fields, ideal classes, ideles and adeles, and zeta functions. It also contains a version of a Riemann-Roch theorem in number fields, proved by Lang in the very first version of the book in the sixties. This version can now be seen as a precursor of Arakelov theory. Part II covers class field theory, and Part III is devoted to analytic methods, including an exposition of Tate's thesis, the Brauer-Siegel theorem, and Weil's explicit formulas. This new edition contains corrections, as well as several additions to the previous edition, and the last chapter on explicit formulas has been rewritten.
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Awesome text. For the more well-versed reader in Algebraic Number Theory. Great resource for a variety of topics.
It is an unfortunate feature of number theory that few of the books explain clearly the motivation for much of the technology introduced. Similarly, half of this book is spent proving properties of Dedekind domains before we see much motivation. That said, there are quite a few examples, as well
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Bringing the material up to date to reflect modern applications, Algebraic Number Theory, Second Edition has been completely rewritten and reorganized to incorporate a new style, methodology, and presentation. This edition focuses on integral domains, ideals, and unique factorization in the first ch