Introduction to Elliptic Curves and Modular Forms (Graduate texts in mathematics)

Koblitz, Neal

ISBN 10: 0387960295 / ISBN 13: 9780387960296

Published by Springer-Verlag, 1984

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to Elliptic Curves and Modular Forms (Graduate texts in mathematics)
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387960295
• ISBN 13: 9780387960296
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The theory of elliptic curves and modular forms provides a fruitful meeting ground for such diverse areas as number theory, complex analysis, algebraic geometry, and representation theory. This book starts out with a problem from elementary number theory and proceeds to lead its reader into the modern theory, covering such topics as the Hasse-Weil L-function and the conjecture of Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer. This new edition details the current state of knowledge of elliptic curves.

About the Author

Neal Koblitz is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Washington in the Department of Mathematics. He is also an adjunct professor with the Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research at the University of Waterloo. He is the creator of hyperelliptic curve cryptography and the independent co-creator of elliptic curve cryptography. Professor Koblitz received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University, where he was a Putnam Fellow, in 1969. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1974 under the direction of Nickolas Katz.