Introduction to Field Theory - Brossura

Adamson, Iain T.

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ISBN 10: 0521286581 ISBN 13: 9780521286589

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Riassunto

Field Theory is a fascinating branch of algebra, with many interesting applications, and its central result, the Fundamental Theorem of Galois Theory, is by any standards one of the really important theorems of mathematics. This book brings the reader from the basic definitions to important results and applications, and introduces him to the spirit and some of the techniques of abstract algebra. It is addressed to undergraduates in pure mathematics and presupposes only a little knowledge of elementary group theory. Chapter I develops the elementary properties of rings and fields including the notions of characteristic, prime fields and various types of homomorphisms. In Chapter II extension fields and various ways of classifying them are studies. Chapter III gives an exposition of the Galois Theory, following Artin's approach, and Chapter IV provides a wide variety of applications of the preceding theory. For the second edition Dr Adamson has improved the exposition in places, made corrections and updated the references.

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Review of the hardback: 'This is an attractive book on field theory and Galois theory...it is very clearly written, with many examples, and the exercises are good...an excellent introduction.' American Mathematical Monthly

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Field Theory is a fascinating branch of algebra, with many interesting applications, and its central result, the Fundamental Theorem of Galois Theory, is by any standards one of the really important theorems of mathematics. This book brings the reader from the basic definitions to important results and applications, and introduces him to the spirit and some of the techniques of abstract algebra.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521286581
• ISBN 13: 9780521286589
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 192