From the Foreword by K. Chandrasekharan: The early work of Atle Selberg lies in the fields of analysis and number theory. It concerns the Riemann zeta-function, Dirichlet's L-functions, the Fourier coefficients of modular forms, the distribution of prime numbers, and the general sieve method. It is brilliant, and unsurpassed, and in the finest classical tradition. His later work cuts across many fields: function theory, operator theory, spectral theory, group theory, topology, differential geometry, and number theory. It has enlarged and transfigured the whole concept and structure of arithmetic. It exemplifies the modern tradition at its sprightly best, and makes him one of the master mathematicians of our time. This outstanding publication will enable the reader to perceive the depth and originality of Atle Selberg's ideas and results, and sense the scale and intensity of their influence on contemporary mathematical thought.
- ISBN10 3540183892
- ISBN13 9783540183891
- Publish Date 31 December 1989 (first published 1 March 1989)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 4 March 2015
- Publish Country DE
- Publisher Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- Edition 1989. Corr. 2nd Printing 2003 ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 717
- Language English