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Princeton University Press
Language
English
Pages
272

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Subjects
Number theory, MATHEMATICS, Zahlentheorie, Nombres, Théorie des, Number Theory

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Table of Contents

Foreword Page xv
Preface to the Paperback Edition Page xxi
Preface Page xxv
Acknowledgements Page xxxi
Greek Alphabet Page xxxiii
Part I. Algebraic Preliminaries
1. Representations Page 3 2. Groups Page 13 3. Permutations Page 21 4. Modular Arithmetic Page 31 5. Complex Numbers Page 42 6. Equations and Varieties Page 49 7. Quadratic Reciprocity Page 67
Part II. Galois Theory and Representations
8. Galois Theory Page 87 9. Elliptic Curves Page 103 10. Matrices Page 114 11. Groups of Matrices Page 124 12. Group Representations Page 135 13. The Galois Group of a Polynomial Page 149 14. The Restriction Morphism Page 157 15. The Greeks Had a Name for It Page 162 16. Frobenius Page 177
Part III. Reciprocity Laws
17. Reciprocity Laws Page 193 18. One- and Two-Dimensional Representations Page 200 19. Quadratic Reciprocity Revisited Page 216 20. A Machine for Making Galois Representations Page 225 21. A Last Look at Reciprocity Page 233 22. Fermat's Last Theorem and Generalized Fermat Equations Page 242 23. Retrospect Page 257 Bibliography Page 265 Index Page 269

Edition Notes

Originally published: 2006.
Fifth printing, and first paperback printing, with a new preface by the authors, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
512.7
Library of Congress
QA241.A84 2008

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Foreword
Barry Mazur

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Paperback
Pagination
xxix, 272 p. :
Number of pages
272
Dimensions
23.6 x 15.5 x 2 centimeters
Weight
462 grams

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9780691138718
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