| Introduction to Arithmetic Theory of Automorphic Functions Contributor(s): Shimura, Goro (Author) |
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ISBN: 0691080925 ISBN-13: 9780691080925 Publisher: Princeton University Press OUR PRICE: $94.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1971 Annotation: The theory of automorphic forms is playing increasingly important roles in several branches of mathematics, even in physics, and is almost ubiquitous in number theory. This book introduces the reader to the subject and in particular to elliptic modular forms with emphasis on their number-theoretical aspects. After two chapters geared toward elementary levels, there follows a detailed treatment of the theory of Hecke operators, which associate zeta functions to modular forms. At a more advanced level, complex multiplication of elliptic curves and abelian varieties is discussed. The main question is the construction of abelian extensions of certain algebraic number fields, which is traditionally called "Hilbert's twelfth problem". Another advanced topic is the determination of the zeta function of an algebraic curve uniformized by modular functions, which supplies an indispensable background for the recent proof of Fermat's last theorem by Wiles. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Number Theory |
| Dewey: 515.9 |
| LCCN: 94005898 |
| Series: Publications of the Mathematical Society of Japan |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.28" W x 8.98" (0.94 lbs) 288 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The theory of automorphic forms is playing increasingly important roles in several branches of mathematics, even in physics, and is almost ubiquitous in number theory. This book introduces the reader to the subject and in particular to elliptic modular forms with emphasis on their number-theoretical aspects. After two chapters geared toward elementary levels, there follows a detailed treatment of the theory of Hecke operators, which associate zeta functions to modular forms. At a more advanced level, complex multiplication of elliptic curves and abelian varieties is discussed. The main question is the construction of abelian extensions of certain algebraic number fields, which is traditionally called Hilbert's twelfth problem. Another advanced topic is the determination of the zeta function of an algebraic curve uniformized by modular functions, which supplies an indispensable background for the recent proof of Fermat's last theorem by Wiles. |