Algebraic Number Theory for Beginners: Following a Path from Euclid to Noether

This book introduces algebraic number theory through the problem of generalizing 'unique prime factorization' from ordinary integers...
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Author: John Stillwell
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Algebraic Number Theory for Beginners: Following a Path from Euclid to Noether by Stillwell, John

Algebraic Number Theory for Beginners: Following a Path from Euclid to Noether

$320.83

Algebraic Number Theory for Beginners: Following a Path from Euclid to Noether

$320.83
Author: John Stillwell
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
This book introduces algebraic number theory through the problem of generalizing 'unique prime factorization' from ordinary integers to more general domains. Solving polynomial equations in integers leads naturally to these domains, but unique prime factorization may be lost in the process. To restore it, we need Dedekind's concept of ideals. However, one still needs the supporting concepts of algebraic number field and algebraic integer, and the supporting theory of rings, vector spaces, and modules. It was left to Emmy Noether to encapsulate the properties of rings that make unique prime factorization possible, in what we now call Dedekind rings. The book develops the theory of these concepts, following their history, motivating each conceptual step by pointing to its origins, and focusing on the goal of unique prime factorization with a minimum of distraction or prerequisites. This makes a self-contained easy-to-read book, short enough for a one-semester course.

Author: John Stillwell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/11/2022
Pages: 242
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781316518953

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