Profinite Groups, Arithmetic, and Geometry
| Author | : Stephen S. Shatz |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 265 |
| Release | : 2016-03-02 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781400881857 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1400881854 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (854 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Profinite Groups, Arithmetic, and Geometry by : Stephen S. Shatz
Download or read book Profinite Groups, Arithmetic, and Geometry written by Stephen S. Shatz and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-02 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, the author covers profinite groups and their cohomology, Galois cohomology, and local class field theory, and concludes with a treatment of duality. His objective is to present effectively that body of material upon which all modern research in Diophantine geometry and higher arithmetic is based, and to do so in a manner that emphasizes the many interesting lines of inquiry leading from these foundations.
