Algebraic Number Theory and Fermat's Last Theorem |
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Author:
| Stewart, Ian Tall, David |
ISBN: | 978-1-4987-3840-8 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2015 |
Publisher: | CRC Press LLC
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Imprint: | Chapman & Hall/CRC |
Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | USD $56.95 |
Book Description:
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This text introduces fundamental ideas of algebraic numbers and explores one of the most intriguing stories in the history of mathematics--the quest for a proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. The authors use this celebrated theorem to motivate a general study of the theory of algebraic numbers from a relatively concrete point of view. Along with several recent developments, this fourth edition provides up-to-date information on unique prime factorization for real quadratic number fields...
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This text introduces fundamental ideas of algebraic numbers and explores one of the most intriguing stories in the history of mathematics--the quest for a proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. The authors use this celebrated theorem to motivate a general study of the theory of algebraic numbers from a relatively concrete point of view. Along with several recent developments, this fourth edition provides up-to-date information on unique prime factorization for real quadratic number fields and presents Mihăilescu's proof of the Catalan conjecture.