Tata Lectures on Theta I (Progress in Mathematics) - Hardcover

David Mumford

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3764331097 ISBN 13: 9783764331092

Publisher: Birkhauser

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The first of a series of three volumes surveying the theory of theta functions and its significance in the fields of representation theory and algebraic geometry, this volume deals with the basic theory of theta functions in one and several variables, and some of its number theoretic applications.

Requiring no background in advanced algebraic geometry, the text serves as a modern introduction to the subject.

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Biography of  David Mumford

David Mumford was born on June 11, 1937 in England and has been associated with Harvard University continuously from entering as freshman to his present position of Higgins Professor of Mathematics.

Mumford worked in the fields of Algebraic Gemetry in the 60's and 70's, concentrating especially on the theory of moduli spaces: spaces which classify all objects of some type, such as all curves of a given genus or all vector bundles on a fixed curve of given rank and degree. Mumford was awarded the Fields Medal in 1974 for his work on moduli spaces and algebraic surfaces. He is presently working on the mathematics of pattern recognition and artificial intelligence.

Edition details

• Publisher: Birkhauser
• ISBN 10: 3764331097
• ISBN 13: 9783764331092
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 3