
Formal Groups and Applications
Michiel Hazewinkel(Author)
American Mathematical Society (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 30. January 2013
Book
Hardback
573 pages
978-0-8218-5349-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Providence
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
1187 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8218-5349-8 (9780821853498)
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