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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521565189

ISBN-139780521565189

eBay Product ID (ePID)471914

Product Key Features

Number of Pages168 Pages

Publication NameTheory of Algebraic Integers

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1996

SubjectAlgebra / General, Number Theory

TypeTextbook

AuthorRichard Dedekind

Subject AreaMathematics

SeriesCambridge Mathematical Library

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight8.3 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN96-001601

Reviews"The book has historical interest in providing a very clear glimpse of the origins of modern algebra and algebraic number theory, but it also has considerable mathematical interest. It is truly astonishing that a text written one hundred and twenty years ago, well before modern algebraic terminology and concepts were introduced and accepted, can provide a plausible introduction to algebraic number theory for a student today." Mathematical Reviews Clippings 98h

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Original LanguageGerman

Dewey Decimal512.7/4

Table Of ContentPart I. Translator's Introduction: 1. General remarks; 2. Squares; 3. Quadratic forms; 4. Quadratic integers; 5. Roots of unity; 6. Algebraic integers; 7. The reception of ideal theory; Part II. Theory of Algebraic Integers: 8. Auxiliary theorems from the theory of modules; 9. Germ of the theory of ideals; 10. General properties of algebraic integers; 11. Elements of the theory of ideals.

SynopsisThe invention of ideals by Dedekind in the 1870s was well ahead of its time, and proved to be the genesis of what today we would call algebraic number theory. His memoir 'Sur la Theorie des Nombres Entiers Algebriques' first appeared in instalments in the 'Bulletin des sciences mathematiques' in 1877. This is a translation of that work by John Stillwell, who also adds a detailed introduction that gives the historical background as well as outlining the mathematical obstructions that Dedekind was striving to overcome. Dedekind's memoir gives a candid account of his development of an elegant theory as well as providing blow-by-blow comments as he wrestled with the many difficulties encountered en route. A must for all number theorists., Dedekind memoir 'Sur la Theorie des Nombres Entiers Algebriques' first appeared in installments in French in 1877. This is a translation of that work by John Stillwell, who also adds a detailed introduction that gives the historical background as well as outlining the mathematical obstructions that Dedekind was striving to overcome., The invention of ideals by Dedekind in the 1870s was well ahead of its time, and proved to be the genesis of what today we would call algebraic number theory. His memoir "Sur la Theorie des Nombres Entiers Algebriques" first appeared in installments in the Bulletin des sciences mathematiques in 1877. This book is a translation of that work by John Stillwell, who adds a detailed introduction giving historical background and who outlines the mathematical obstructions that Dedekind was striving to overcome. Dedekind's memoir offers a candid account of the development of an elegant theory and provides blow by blow comments regarding the many difficulties encountered en route. This book is a must for all number theorists.

LC Classification NumberQA247 .D4313 1996