Product Description

This book has a clear and thorough exposition of the classical theory of algebraic numbers, and contains a large number of exercises as well as worked out numerical examples. The introduction is a recapitulation of results about principal ideal domains, unique factorization domains and commutative fields. Part one is devoted to residue classes and quadratic residues. In part two one finds the study of algebraic integers, ideals, units, class numbers, the theory of decomposition, inertia and ramification of ideals. part three is devoted to Kummer¿s theory of cyclotomic fields, and includes Bernoulli numbers and the proof of Fermat¿s Last Theorem for regular prime exponents. Finally, in part four, the emphasis is on analytical methods and it includes Dirichlet¿s Theorem on primes in arithmetic progressions, the theorem of Chebotarev and class number formulas. A careful study of this book will provide a solid background to the learning of more recent topics, as suggested at the end of the book.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2679483 in Books
• Published on: 2001-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 712 pages

Review
From the reviews of the second edition:

"This book is a thorough self-contained introduction to algebraic number theory. a ] The book is aimed at graduate students. The author made a great effort to make the subject easier to understand. The proofs are very detailed, there are plenty of examples and there are exercises at the end of almost all chapters a ] . The book contains a great amount of material, more than enough for a year-long course." (GAbor Megyesi, Acta Scientiarum Mathematicarum, Vol. 69, 2003)

"There is a wealth of material in this book. The approach is very classical and global. a ] the author keeps his presentation self-contained. The author has made a real effort to make the book accessible to students. Proofs are given in great detail, and there are many examples and exercises. The book would serve well as a text for a graduate course in classical algebraic number theory." (Lawrence Washington, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2002 e)

"Ribenboimsa (TM)s a ~Classical Theory of Algebraic Numbersa (TM) is an introduction to algebraic number theory on an elementary level a ] . Ribenboima (TM)s book is a well written introduction to classical algebraic number theory a ] and the perfect textbook for students who need lots of examples." (Franz Lemmermeyer, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1082, 2006)