Transcendental and Algebraic Numbers (Dover Phoenix Editions) - Softcover

Gelfond, A. O.

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ISBN 10: 0486495264 ISBN 13: 9780486495262

Verlag: DOVER PUBN INC, 2003

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Primarily an advanced study of the modern theory of transcendental and algebraic numbers, this treatment by a distinguished Soviet mathematician focuses on the theory's fundamental methods. The text also chronicles the historical development of the theory's methods and explores the connections with other problems in number theory. The problem of approximating algebraic numbers is also studied as a case in the theory of transcendental numbers.
Topics include the Thue-Siegel theorem, the Hermite-Lindemann theorem on the transcendency of the exponential function, and the work of C. Siegel on the transcendency of the Bessel functions and of the solutions of other differential equations. The final chapter considers the Gelfond-Schneider theorem on the transcendency of alpha to the power beta. Each proof is prefaced by a brief discussion of its scheme, which provides a helpful guide to understanding the proof's progression.

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Alexander Osipovich Gelfond (1906–68) was a prominent Soviet mathematician.

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Primarily an advanced study of the modern theory of transcendental and algebraic numbers, this treatment by a distinguished Soviet mathematician focuses on the theory's fundamental methods. The text also chronicles the historical development of the theory's methods and explores the connections with other problems in number theory. The problem of approximating algebraic numbers is also studied as a case in the theory of transcendental numbers.
Topics include the Thue-Siegel theorem, the Hermite-Lindemann theorem on the transcendency of the exponential function, and the work of C. Siegel on the transcendency of the Bessel functions and of the solutions of other differential equations. The final chapter considers the Gelfond-Schneider theorem on the transcendency of alpha to the power beta. Each proof is prefaced by a brief discussion of its scheme, which provides a helpful guide to understanding the proof's progression.
Dover (2015) republication of the Dover 1960 English translation of the first Russian edition.
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• Verlag: DOVER PUBN INC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0486495264
• ISBN 13: 9780486495262
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208
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