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Essays in Constructive Mathematics
2nd ed. 2022
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CHF 118.00 |
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| Verlag: | Springer |
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| Veröffentl.: | 29.09.2022 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9783030985585 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 322 |
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<p>This collection of essays aims to promote constructive mathematics, not by defining it or formalizing it, but by practicing it. All definitions and proofs are based on finite algorithms, which pave illuminating paths to nontrivial results, primarily in algebra, number theory, and the theory of algebraic curves. The second edition adds a new set of essays that reflect and expand upon the first. </p>
<p>The topics covered derive from classic works of nineteenth-century mathematics, among them Galois’s theory of algebraic equations, Gauss’s theory of binary quadratic forms, and Abel’s theorems about integrals of rational differentials on algebraic curves. Other topics include Newton's diagram, the fundamental theorem of algebra, factorization of polynomials over constructive fields, and the spectral theorem for symmetric matrices, all treated using constructive methods in the spirit of Kronecker.</p>
In this second edition, the essays of the first edition are augmented with newessays that give deeper and more complete accounts of Galois’s theory, points on an algebraic curve, and Abel’s theorem. Readers will experience the full power of Galois’s approach to solvability by radicals, learn how to construct points on an algebraic curve using Newton’s diagram, and appreciate the amazing ideas introduced by Abel in his 1826 Paris memoir on transcendental functions.<p></p><p></p>
<p>Mathematical maturity is required of the reader, and some prior knowledge of Galois theory is helpful. But experience with constructive mathematics is not necessary; readers should simply be willing to set aside abstract notions of infinity and explore deep mathematics via explicit constructions.</p>
<p>The topics covered derive from classic works of nineteenth-century mathematics, among them Galois’s theory of algebraic equations, Gauss’s theory of binary quadratic forms, and Abel’s theorems about integrals of rational differentials on algebraic curves. Other topics include Newton's diagram, the fundamental theorem of algebra, factorization of polynomials over constructive fields, and the spectral theorem for symmetric matrices, all treated using constructive methods in the spirit of Kronecker.</p>
In this second edition, the essays of the first edition are augmented with newessays that give deeper and more complete accounts of Galois’s theory, points on an algebraic curve, and Abel’s theorem. Readers will experience the full power of Galois’s approach to solvability by radicals, learn how to construct points on an algebraic curve using Newton’s diagram, and appreciate the amazing ideas introduced by Abel in his 1826 Paris memoir on transcendental functions.<p></p><p></p>
<p>Mathematical maturity is required of the reader, and some prior knowledge of Galois theory is helpful. But experience with constructive mathematics is not necessary; readers should simply be willing to set aside abstract notions of infinity and explore deep mathematics via explicit constructions.</p>
Part I.- 1. A Fundamental Theorem.- 2. Topics in Algebra.- 3. Some Quadratic Problems.- 4. The Genus of an Algebraic Curve.- 5. Miscellany. Part II.- 6. Constructive Algebra.- 7. The Algorithmic Foundation of Galois's Theory.- 8. A Constructive Definition of Points on an Algebraic Curve.- 9. Abel's Theorem.
<p><b>Harold M. Edwards</b> [1936–2020] was Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at New York University. His research interests lay in number theory, algebra, and the history and philosophy of mathematics. He authored numerous books, including <i>Riemann’s Zeta Function</i> (1974, 2001) and <i>Fermat’s Last Theorem</i> (1977), for which he received the Leroy P. Steele Prize for mathematical exposition in 1980.</p>
<p><b>David A. Cox</b> (Contributing Author) is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of Amherst College. He received the Leroy P. Steele Prize for mathematical exposition in 2016 for his book <i>Ideals, Varieties, and Algorithms</i>, with John Little and Donal O’Shea.</p>
<p><b>David A. Cox</b> (Contributing Author) is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of Amherst College. He received the Leroy P. Steele Prize for mathematical exposition in 2016 for his book <i>Ideals, Varieties, and Algorithms</i>, with John Little and Donal O’Shea.</p>
<p>This collection of essays aims to promote constructive mathematics, not by defining it or formalizing it, but by practicing it. All definitions and proofs are based on finite algorithms, which pave illuminating paths to nontrivial results, primarily in algebra, number theory, and the theory of algebraic curves. The second edition adds a new set of essays that reflect and expand upon the first. </p>
<p>The topics covered derive from classic works of nineteenth-century mathematics, among them Galois’s theory of algebraic equations, Gauss’s theory of binary quadratic forms, and Abel’s theorems about integrals of rational differentials on algebraic curves. Other topics include Newton's diagram, the fundamental theorem of algebra, factorization of polynomials over constructive fields, and the spectral theorem for symmetric matrices, all treated using constructive methods in the spirit of Kronecker.</p>
<p>In this second edition, the essays of the first edition are augmented with new essays that give deeper and more complete accounts of Galois’s theory, points on an algebraic curve, and Abel’s theorem. Readers will experience the full power of Galois’s approach to solvability by radicals, learn how to construct points on an algebraic curve using Newton’s diagram, and appreciate the amazing ideas introduced by Abel in his 1826 Paris memoir on transcendental functions.</p>
<p>Mathematical maturity is required of the reader, and some prior knowledge of Galois theory is helpful. But experience with constructive mathematics is not necessary; readers should simply be willing to set aside abstract notions of infinity and explore deep mathematics via explicit constructions.</p>
<p>The topics covered derive from classic works of nineteenth-century mathematics, among them Galois’s theory of algebraic equations, Gauss’s theory of binary quadratic forms, and Abel’s theorems about integrals of rational differentials on algebraic curves. Other topics include Newton's diagram, the fundamental theorem of algebra, factorization of polynomials over constructive fields, and the spectral theorem for symmetric matrices, all treated using constructive methods in the spirit of Kronecker.</p>
<p>In this second edition, the essays of the first edition are augmented with new essays that give deeper and more complete accounts of Galois’s theory, points on an algebraic curve, and Abel’s theorem. Readers will experience the full power of Galois’s approach to solvability by radicals, learn how to construct points on an algebraic curve using Newton’s diagram, and appreciate the amazing ideas introduced by Abel in his 1826 Paris memoir on transcendental functions.</p>
<p>Mathematical maturity is required of the reader, and some prior knowledge of Galois theory is helpful. But experience with constructive mathematics is not necessary; readers should simply be willing to set aside abstract notions of infinity and explore deep mathematics via explicit constructions.</p>
Introduces new insights into Galois theory, number theory, and algebraic curves from a leading expert Offers constructive formulations of Galois theory and the theory of algebraic curves Invites readers new to constructive methods to explore deep mathematics through a constructive lens
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