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Introduction to Quadratic Forms Over Fields
T. Y. Lam
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Description for Introduction to Quadratic Forms Over Fields
Hardcover. Starting with few prerequisites beyond linear algebra, the author charts an expert course from Witt's classical theory of quadratic forms, quaternion and Clifford algebras, Artin-Schreier theory of formally real fields, and structural theorems on Witt rings, to the theory of Pfister forms, function fields, and field invariants. Series: Graduate Studies in Mathematics. Num Pages: 550 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 186 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1218.
This new version of the author's prizewinning book, ""Algebraic Theory of Quadratic Forms"" (W. A. Benjamin, Inc., 1973), gives a modern and self-contained introduction to the theory of quadratic forms over fields of characteristic different from two. Starting with few prerequisites beyond linear algebra, the author charts an expert course from Witt's classical theory of quadratic forms, quaternion and Clifford algebras, Artin-Schreier theory of formally real fields, and structural theorems on Witt rings, to the theory of Pfister forms, function fields, and field invariants. These main developments are seamlessly interwoven with excursions into Brauer-Wall groups, local and global fields, trace ... Read more
This new version of the author's prizewinning book, ""Algebraic Theory of Quadratic Forms"" (W. A. Benjamin, Inc., 1973), gives a modern and self-contained introduction to the theory of quadratic forms over fields of characteristic different from two. Starting with few prerequisites beyond linear algebra, the author charts an expert course from Witt's classical theory of quadratic forms, quaternion and Clifford algebras, Artin-Schreier theory of formally real fields, and structural theorems on Witt rings, to the theory of Pfister forms, function fields, and field invariants. These main developments are seamlessly interwoven with excursions into Brauer-Wall groups, local and global fields, trace ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
American Mathematical Society United States
Number of pages
550
Condition
New
Series
Graduate Studies in Mathematics
Place of Publication
Providence, United States
ISBN
9780821810958
SKU
V9780821810958
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