The theory of algebraic number fields / David Hilbert ; translated from the German by Iain T. Adamson ; with an introduction from Franz Lemmermeyer and Norbert Schappacher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hilbert, David, 1862-1943.

Standardized Title:

Theorie der algebraischen Zahlkörper. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Algebraic fields.

Physical Description:

xxxvi, 350 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1998]

Summary:

This book is a translation into English of Hilbert's "Theorie der algebraischen Zahlk??rper" best known as the "Zahlbericht," first published in 1897, in which he provided an elegantly integrated overview of the development of algebraic number theory up to the end of the nineteenth century. The Zahlbericht provided also a firm foundation for further research in the subject. It is based on the work of the great number theorists of the nineteenth century. The Zahlbericht can be seen as the starting point of all twentieth century investigations in algebraic number theory, reciprocity laws and class field theory. For this English edition an Introduction has been added by F. Lemmermeyer and N. Schappacher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [335]-343) and index.

ISBN:

3540627790

OCLC:

39787283