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Quadratic and Hermitian Forms (Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften)
W. Scharlau
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Paperback. Series: Grundlehren der Mathematischen Wissenschaften. Num Pages: 432 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 656.
For a long time - at least from Fermat to Minkowski - the theory of quadratic forms was a part of number theory. Much of the best work of the great number theorists of the eighteenth and nineteenth century was concerned with problems about quadratic forms. On the basis of their work, Minkowski, Siegel, Hasse, Eichler and many others crea ted the impressive "arithmetic" theory of quadratic forms, which has been the object of the well-known books by Bachmann (1898/1923), Eichler (1952), and O'Meara (1963). Parallel to this development the ideas of abstract algebra and abstract linear algebra introduced by ... Read more
For a long time - at least from Fermat to Minkowski - the theory of quadratic forms was a part of number theory. Much of the best work of the great number theorists of the eighteenth and nineteenth century was concerned with problems about quadratic forms. On the basis of their work, Minkowski, Siegel, Hasse, Eichler and many others crea ted the impressive "arithmetic" theory of quadratic forms, which has been the object of the well-known books by Bachmann (1898/1923), Eichler (1952), and O'Meara (1963). Parallel to this development the ideas of abstract algebra and abstract linear algebra introduced by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Grundlehren der Mathematischen Wissenschaften
Number of Pages
422
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642699733
SKU
V9783642699733
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