The Solution of Equations in Integers (Paperback)

A.O. Gelfond

ISBN 10: 0486824594 / ISBN 13: 9780486824598

Published by Dover Publications Inc., New York, 2018

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Paperback. The determination of integral solutions of algebraic equations with integral coefficients and with more than one unknown is one of the most challenging problems in number theory - and has concerned mathematicians since ancient times. Covering applications to physics and engineering as well, this relatively elementary discussion will appeal to students and mathematicians from high school level onward. AUTHOR: A. O. Gelfond (19061968) was a prominent Soviet mathematician who was on the faculty of Moscow State University. Dover also publishes his Transcendental and Algebraic Numbers. Covering applications to physics and engineering as well, this relatively elementary discussion of algebraic equations with integral coefficients and with more than one unknown will appeal to students and mathematicians from high school level onward. 1961 edition. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Solution of Equations in Integers (Paperback)
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., New York
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486824594
• ISBN 13: 9780486824598
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

From Pythagoras to Fermat, Euler, and latter-day thinkers, mathematicians have puzzled over the determination of integral solutions of algebraic equations with integral coefficients and with more than one unknown. This text by A. O. Gelfond, an internationally renowned leader in the study of this area, offers a relatively elementary exploration of one of the most challenging problems in number theory.
Since equations in integers are encountered in issues related to physics and engineering, the solution of these equations is a matter of practical applications. Nevertheless, the theoretical interest in equations in integers is also worth pursuing because these equations are closely connected with many problems in number theory. This volume's coverage of basic theoretical aspects of such equations promises to widen the horizons of readers from advanced high school students to undergraduate majors in mathematics, physics, and engineering.

About the Author

A. O. Gelfond (1906–1968) was a prominent Soviet mathematician who was on the faculty of Moscow State University. Dover also publishes his Transcendental and Algebraic Numbers.
J. B. Roberts is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Reed College.