From the reviews of Vol. IV: "This is the fourth volume of J-P. Serre's "Collected Papers" covering the period 1985-1998. Items, numbered 133-173, contain "the essence" of his work from that period and are devoted to number theory, algebraic geometry, and group theory. Half of them are articles and another half are summaries of his courses in those years and letters. Most courses have never been previously published, nor proofs of the announced results. The letters reproduced, however (in particular to K. Ribet and M.-F. Vigneras), provide indications of some of those proofs. Also included is an interview with J-P. Serre from 1986, revealing his views on mathematics (with the stress upon its integrity) and his own mathematical activity. The volume ends with Notes which complete the text by reporting recent progress and occasionally correct it. The volume is an indispensable addition to previous ones and the whole set presents a fine piece of modern mathematics." - "Zentralblatt Math". In this softcover edition of volume IV, two recently published articles have been added, one on the life and works of Andre Weil, the other one on Finite Subgroups of Lie Groups.
- ISBN10 3540435654
- ISBN13 9783540435655
- Publish Date 30 August 2002 (first published September 1999)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 13 November 2014
- Publish Country DE
- Publisher Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 702
- Language English