Arithmetic of Quadratic Forms (Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics, Series Number 106) - Hardcover

Kitaoka, Yoshiyuki

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521404754 ISBN 13: 9780521404754

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Synopsis

This book provides an introduction to quadratic forms, building from basics to the most recent results. Professor Kitaoka is well known for his work in this area, and in this book he covers many aspects of the subject, including lattice theory, Siegel's formula, and some results involving tensor products of positive definite quadratic forms. The reader should have a knowledge of algebraic number fields, making this book ideal for graduate students and researchers wishing for an insight into quadratic forms.

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Book Description

The aim of this book is to provide an introduction to quadratic forms that builds from basics up to the most recent results. Professor Kitaoka is well know for his work in this area, and in this book he covers many aspects of the subject, including lattice theory, Siegel's formula, and some results involving tensor products of positive definite quadratic forms. The reader is required to have only a knowledge of algebraic number fields, making this book ideal for graduate students and researchers wishing for an insight into quadratic forms.

Review

' ... ideal for graduate students and researchers wishing for an insight into quadratic forms.' Extrait de L'Enseignement Mathématique

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521404754
• ISBN 13: 9780521404754
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 278