Selected Chapters in Number Theory
Hermann Minkowski(Author)
American Mathematical Society (Publisher)
Published on 27. January 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
145 pages
978-1-4704-8201-5 (ISBN)
Description
Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909) was a prominent member of the famous golden epoch of mathematics at Gottingen University in Germany, which started with Karl Friedrich Gauss in 1807 and continued into the twentieth century (until the beginning of World War II). Minkowski is well known for his foundational work introducing the ""Minkowski spacetime"" in special relativity. He made significant contributions to number theory, especially in geometry of numbers and other topics. Minkowski was also known as an excellent teacher. The present book is an English translation of notes (never published) from the course on number theory taught by Minkowski in Winter 1907/08. The main topic of the course was the Fermat theorem and various methods used to prove it at that time. The translation is appended by the foreword written by John Little, who also edited the translation. The book can be helpful and interesting to students in number theory and to anyone interested in mathematics and its history.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Providence
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4704-8201-5 (9781470482015)
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Content
Fermat's theorem
The theory of algebraic numbers
Special theory of prime ideals
Fermat's theorem revisited
Index
The theory of algebraic numbers
Special theory of prime ideals
Fermat's theorem revisited
Index