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Elliptic Tales describes the latest developments in number theory by looking at one of the most exciting unsolved problems in contemporary mathematics--the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture. In this book, Avner Ash and Robert Gross guide readers through the mathematics they need to understand this captivating problem. The key to the conjecture lies in elliptic curves, which are cubic equations in two variables. These equations may appear simple, yet they arise from some very deep--and often very mystifying--mathematical ideas. Using only basic algebra and calculus while presenting numerous eye-opening examples, Ash and Gross make these ideas accessible to general readers, and in the process venture to the very frontiers of modern mathematics. Along the way, they give an informative and entertaining introduction to some of the most profound discoveries of the last three centuries in algebraic geometry, abstract algebra, and number theory.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Mathematics Geometry

• Full title: Elliptic Tales
• Author: Ash
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 280
• EAN: 9780691151199
• ISBN: 0691151199
• ID: 04460019
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Weight: 524 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 152 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 12. March 2012

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