Introduction to the Arithmetic Theory of Automorphic Functions (Publications of the Mathematical Society of Japan, Vol. 11)

Shimura, Goro

ISBN 10: 0691080925 / ISBN 13: 9780691080925

Published by Princeton University Press, 2071

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Title: Introduction to the Arithmetic Theory of ...

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Publication Date: 2071

Binding: paperback

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Synopsis:

The theory of automorphic forms is playing increasingly important roles in several branches of mathematics, even in physics, and is almost ubiquitous in number theory. This book introduces the reader to the subject and in particular to elliptic modular forms with emphasis on their number-theoretical aspects.


After two chapters geared toward elementary levels, there follows a detailed treatment of the theory of Hecke operators, which associate zeta functions to modular forms. At a more advanced level, complex multiplication of elliptic curves and abelian varieties is discussed. The main question is the construction of abelian extensions of certain algebraic number fields, which is traditionally called "Hilbert's twelfth problem." Another advanced topic is the determination of the zeta function of an algebraic curve uniformized by modular functions, which supplies an indispensable background for the recent proof of Fermat's last theorem by Wiles.

About the Author:

Goro Shimura is Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University.