Primes of the Form x2+ny2: Fermat, Class Field Theory, and Complex Multiplication (Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts, #119) (Wiley Series in Pure & Applied Mathematics)

by David A Cox

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Topics covered in this volume include: quadratic reciprocity, quadratic forms, genus theory, cubic and biquadratic reciprocity, class field theory, orders in quadratic fields, elliptic functions, modular functions and complex multiplication. The central question of when a prime p is of the form x2 + ny2 is covered by the author at both elementary and advanced level, thus making the book accessible to a wide range of readers.
  • ISBN13 9781118400746
  • Publish Date 21 August 2014 (first published 28 September 1989)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc