Elliptic Tales: Curves, Counting, and Number Theory

Elliptic Tales: Curves, Counting, and Number Theory

Elliptic Tales describes the latest developments in number theory by looking at one of the most exciting unsolved problems in contemporary mathematicsâ€”the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture. In this book, Avner Ash and Robert Gross guide readers through the mathematics they need to understand this captivating problem.The key to the conjecture lies in elliptic curves, which may appear simple, but arise from some very deepâ€”and often very mystifyingâ€”mathematical ideas. Using only basic algebra and calculus while presenting numerous eye-opening examples, Ash and Gross make these ideas accessible to general readers, and, in the process, venture to the very frontiers of modern mathematics.
Country USA
Brand Princeton University Press
Manufacturer Princeton University Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-10-19
Format Kindle eBook

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