Grobner Bases: A Computational Approach to Commutative Algebra

Becker, Thomas & Volker Weispfennig, in cooperation with Heinz Kredel

ISBN 10: 0387979719 / ISBN 13: 9780387979717

Published by Springer-Verlag (1993), New York, 1993

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Ex-library. Library stamps and markings. ; xxii, [1], 574, [2] pages. Hardcover. Papered boards. Page dimensions: 234 x 152mm. Contents: Preface; How to Use This Book; List of Algorithms; Basics; Commutative Rings with Unity; Polynomial Rings; Vector Spaces and Modules; Orders and Abstract Reduction Relations; Grobner Bases; First Applications of Grobner Bases; Field Extensions and the Hilbert Nullstellensatz; Decomposition, Radical, and Zeroes of Ideals; Linear Algebra in Residue Class Rings; Variations on Grobner Bases; Appendix: Outlook on Advanced and Related Topics; Selected Bibliography; List of Symbols; Index. ; Graduate Texts in Mathematics; Ex-Library; Vol. 141; 8vo. Seller Inventory # 10874

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Title: Grobner Bases: A Computational Approach to ...

Publisher: Springer-Verlag (1993), New York

Publication Date: 1993

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

Edition: First Edition.

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The origins of the mathematics in this book date back more than two thou­ sand years, as can be seen from the fact that one of the most important algorithms presented here bears the name of the Greek mathematician Eu­ clid. The word "algorithm" as well as the key word "algebra" in the title of this book come from the name and the work of the ninth-century scientist Mohammed ibn Musa al-Khowarizmi, who was born in what is now Uzbek­ istan and worked in Baghdad at the court of Harun al-Rashid's son. The word "algorithm" is actually a westernization of al-Khowarizmi's name, while "algebra" derives from "al-jabr," a term that appears in the title of his book Kitab al-jabr wa'l muqabala, where he discusses symbolic methods for the solution of equations. This close connection between algebra and al­ gorithms lasted roughly up to the beginning of this century; until then, the primary goal of algebra was the design of constructive methods for solving equations by means of symbolic transformations. During the second half of the nineteenth century, a new line of thought began to enter algebra from the realm of geometry, where it had been successful since Euclid's time, namely, the axiomatic method.