Basic structures of function field arithmetic / David Goss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goss, David, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Algebraic fields.

Arithmetic functions.

Drinfeld modules.

Physical Description:

xiii, 424 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Springer, 1998.

Summary:

The arithmetic of function fields over finite fields has been an area of active research in recent years. This book is the first systematic treatment of the topic, written by a leader in the field. It introduces the reader to the basic tools, applications, and open problems in current research on the topic.

Notes:

"Corrected second printing 1998 of the first edition 1996, which was originally published as volume 35 of the series Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete. 3. Folge"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [401]-419) and index.

ISBN:

3540635416

OCLC:

187468938