Aspects of Galois Theory

Collection of articles by leading experts in Galois theory, focusing on the Inverse Galois Problem.

Sommario

1. Galois theory of semilinear transformations S. Abhyankar; 2. Some arithmetic properties of algebraic covers P. Debes; 3. Tools for the computation of algebraic covers J.-M. Couveignes; 4. Infinite towers of unramified curve covers defined over a number field G. Frey, E. Kani and H. Volklein; 5. Modular towers of noncongruence curves M. Fried; 6. Embedding problems and adding branch points D. Harbater; 7. On beta and gamma functions associated with the Grothendieck-Teichmüller group Y. Ihara; 8. Arithmetically exceptional functions and elliptic curves P. Mueller; 9. Tangential base points and Eisenstein power series H. Nakamura; 10. Braid-abelian tuples in Sp(p,n) J. G. Thompson and H. Volklein.

Riassunto

This book comprises a collection of papers from a conference on Galois theory, bringing together articles from leading experts in the field. Topics are centred around the Inverse Galois Problem, covering the full range of methods and approaches in this area. Invaluable for all whose research involves Galois theory.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Helmut Voelklein
• Con la collaborazione di: David Harbater (Editore), J. G. Thompson (Editore), Helmut Voelklein (Editore), H. Volklein (Editore), Helmut Volklein (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.09.2014
• EAN: 9780521637473
• ISBN: 978-0-521-63747-3
• Pagine: 292
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Peso: 427 g
• Serie: London Mathematical Society Le
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Matematica > Aritmetica, algebra