Fermat's Last Theorem
A Genetic Introduction to Algebraic Number Theory
197th Edition
Published in 1995
Book
Hardback
410 pages
978-3-540-90230-0 (ISBN)
Description
This volume, an introduction to algebraic numbers, includes chapters on the theories of Fermat, Euler, Kummer, Gauss and Dirichlet.
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Content
Fermat; Euler; from Euler to Kummer; Kummer's theort of ideal factors; Fermat's last theorem for regular primes; determination of the class number; divisor theory for quadratic integers; Gauss's theory of binary quadratic forms; Dirichlet's class number formula; the natural numbers.