Number Theory: Volume I: Tools and Diophantine Equations

Number Theory: Volume I: Tools and Diophantine Equations (Graduate Texts in Mathematics Book 239)

The central theme is the solution of Diophantine equations, i.e., equations or systems of polynomial equations which must be solved in integers, rational numbers or more generally in algebraic numbers. This theme, in particular, is the central motivation for the modern theory of arithmetic algebraic geometry. In this text, this is considered through three of its most basic aspects.
The first is the local aspect: one can do analysis in p-adic fields, and here the author starts by looking at solutions in finite fields, then proceeds to lift these solutions to local solutions using Hensel lifting. The second aspect is the global aspect: the use of number fields, and in particular of class groups and unit groups. The third aspect is the theory of zeta and L-functions. This last aspect can be considered as a unifying theme for the whole subject, and embodies in a beautiful way the local and global aspects of Diophantine problems. In fact, these functions are defined through the local aspects of the problems, but their analytic behavior is intimately linked to the global aspects.
Much more sophisticated techniques have been brought to bear on the subject of Diophantine equations, and for this reason, the author has included 5 appendices on these techniques. These appendices were written by Henri Cohen, Yann Bugeaud, Maurice Mignotte, Sylvain Duquesne, and Samir Siksek, and contain material on the use of Galois representations, the superfermat equation, Mihailescuâ€™s proof of Catalanâ€™s Conjecture, and applications of linear forms in logarithms.
Country USA
Manufacturer Springer
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2008-10-10
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Springer
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2008-10-10
Format	Kindle eBook

Number Theory: Volume I: Tools and Diophantine Equations (Graduate Texts in Mathematics Book 239)

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