This book is a comprehensive treatment of the theory of formal groups and its numerous applications in several areas of mathematics. The seven chapters of the book present basics and main results of the theory, as well as very important applications in algebraic topology, number theory, and algebraic geometry. Each chapter ends with several pages of historical and bibliographic summary. One prerequisite for reading the book is an introductory graduate algebra course, including certain familiarity with category theory.
- ISBN10 0080873944
- ISBN13 9780080873947
- Publish Date 14 May 2014 (first published 1 January 1978)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Academic Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 599
- Language English