Algebraic geometry Books

Book SynopsisThis English edition of Yuri I. Manin's well-received lecture notes provides a concise but extremely lucid exposition of the basics of algebraic geometry and sheaf theory. The lectures were originally held in Moscow in the late 1960s, and the corresponding preprints were widely circulated among Russian mathematicians. This book will be of interest to students majoring in algebraic geometry and theoretical physics (high energy physics, solid body, astrophysics) as well as to researchers and scholars in these areas."This is an excellent introduction to the basics of Grothendieck's theory of schemes; the very best first reading about the subject that I am aware of. I would heartily recommend every grad student who wants to study algebraic geometry to read it prior to reading more advanced textbooks."- Alexander BeilinsonTrade Review“This slim volume is still a valuable introduction to schemes and nicely complements the textbooks on this topic which have appeared in the meantime.” (C. Baxa, Monatshefte für Mathematik, Vol. 201 (4), August, 2023)“Throughout the text there are many instructive examples, remarks, and clarifying footnotes. The style of exposition is rather concise, very elegant, extremely lucid and enlightening, versatile, and – despite its venerable age of fifty years – absolutely modern and timely. … an excellent source for students, instructors, and mathematical physicists. No doubt, with this textbook, the mathematical community has another general standard reference in algebraic geometry at its disposal.” (Werner Kleinert, zbMATH 1390.14002, 2018)Table of ContentsEditor's Preface.- Author's Preface.- 1 Affine Schemes.- 2 Sheaves, Schemes, and Projective Spaces.- References.- Index.

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Book SynopsisThis proceedings volume contains articles related to the research presented at the 2017 Simons Symposium on p-adic Hodge theory. This symposium was focused on recent developments in p-adic Hodge theory, especially those concerning integral questions and their connections to notions in algebraic topology. This volume features original research articles as well as articles that contain new research and survey some of these recent developments. It is the first of three volumes dedicated to p-adic Hodge theory.Table of ContentsNotes on the Ainf-cohomology of Integral p-adic Hodge theory (M. Morrow).- On the cohomology of the affine space (P. Colmez, W. Nizioł).- Arithmetic Chern-Simons Theory II (H.-J. Chung, D. Kim, M. Kim, J. Park, H. Yoo).- Some ring-theoretic properties of Ainf (K.S. Kedlaya).- Sure une q-déformation locale de la théorie de Hodge non-abélienne en caractéristique positive (M. Gros).- Crystalline Zp-representations and Ainf-representations with Frobenius (T. Tsuji).

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a self-contained introduction to convex geometry in Euclidean space. After covering the basic concepts and results, it develops Brunn–Minkowski theory, with an exposition of mixed volumes, the Brunn–Minkowski inequality, and some of its consequences, including the isoperimetric inequality. Further central topics are then treated, such as surface area measures, projection functions, zonoids, and geometric valuations. Finally, an introduction to integral-geometric formulas in Euclidean space is provided. The numerous exercises and the supplementary material at the end of each section form an essential part of the book. Convexity is an elementary and natural concept. It plays a key role in many mathematical fields, including functional analysis, optimization, probability theory, and stochastic geometry. Paving the way to the more advanced and specialized literature, the material will be accessible to students in the third year and can be covered in one semester.Trade Review“‘Lectures on convex geometry’ is an excellent graduate book about convex geometry. … The book is very well-organized. … The presentation is clear, well-composed and illustrated. The problems at the end of each subchapter are carefully selected and revised. The whole text is readable, interesting and easy to learn from. … the book is excellent and it can serve the studies of the future generation students in convex geometry.” (Gergely Kiss, zbMATH 1487.52001, 2022)“The book is informative, very interesting, and mathematically accessible, and the authors have achieved the purpose that they outline above. As the title suggests, Lectures on convex geometry is well suited to be used as the prescribed textbook for graduate courses in convex geometry; this is because of its pedagogical style and the quality of the exercises. It will also be useful to students intending to pursue a research career in the area … .” (Daniel John Fresen, Mathematical Reviews, June, 2022)Table of ContentsPreface.- Preliminaries and Notation.- 1. Convex Sets.- 2. Convex Functions.- 3. Brunn-Minkowski Theory.- 4. From Area Measures to Valuations.- 5. Integral Geometric Formulas.-6. Solutions of Selected Exercises.- References.- Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a self-contained introduction to convex geometry in Euclidean space. After covering the basic concepts and results, it develops Brunn–Minkowski theory, with an exposition of mixed volumes, the Brunn–Minkowski inequality, and some of its consequences, including the isoperimetric inequality. Further central topics are then treated, such as surface area measures, projection functions, zonoids, and geometric valuations. Finally, an introduction to integral-geometric formulas in Euclidean space is provided. The numerous exercises and the supplementary material at the end of each section form an essential part of the book. Convexity is an elementary and natural concept. It plays a key role in many mathematical fields, including functional analysis, optimization, probability theory, and stochastic geometry. Paving the way to the more advanced and specialized literature, the material will be accessible to students in the third year and can be covered in one semester.Trade Review“‘Lectures on convex geometry’ is an excellent graduate book about convex geometry. … The book is very well-organized. … The presentation is clear, well-composed and illustrated. The problems at the end of each subchapter are carefully selected and revised. The whole text is readable, interesting and easy to learn from. … the book is excellent and it can serve the studies of the future generation students in convex geometry.” (Gergely Kiss, zbMATH 1487.52001, 2022)“The book is informative, very interesting, and mathematically accessible, and the authors have achieved the purpose that they outline above. As the title suggests, Lectures on convex geometry is well suited to be used as the prescribed textbook for graduate courses in convex geometry; this is because of its pedagogical style and the quality of the exercises. It will also be useful to students intending to pursue a research career in the area … .” (Daniel John Fresen, Mathematical Reviews, June, 2022)Table of ContentsPreface.- Preliminaries and Notation.- 1. Convex Sets.- 2. Convex Functions.- 3. Brunn-Minkowski Theory.- 4. From Area Measures to Valuations.- 5. Integral Geometric Formulas.-6. Solutions of Selected Exercises.- References.- Index.

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Book SynopsisBridging the gap between novice and expert, the aim of this book is to present in a self-contained way a number of striking examples of current diophantine problems to which Arakelov geometry has been or may be applied. Arakelov geometry can be seen as a link between algebraic geometry and diophantine geometry. Based on lectures from a summer school for graduate students, this volume consists of 12 different chapters, each written by a different author. The first chapters provide some background and introduction to the subject. These are followed by a presentation of different applications to arithmetic geometry. The final part describes the recent application of Arakelov geometry to Shimura varieties and the proof of an averaged version of Colmez's conjecture. This book thus blends initiation to fundamental tools of Arakelov geometry with original material corresponding to current research. This book will be particularly useful for graduate students and researchers interested in the connections between algebraic geometry and number theory. The prerequisites are some knowledge of number theory and algebraic geometry.Table of Contents- Introduction. - Part A Concepts of Arakelov Geometry. - Chapter I: Arithmetic Intersection. - Chapter II: Minima and Slopes of Rigid Adelic Spaces. - Chapter III : Introduction aux théorèmes de Hilbert-Samuel arithmétiques. - Chapter IV: Euclidean Lattices, Theta Invariants, and Thermodynamic Formalism. - Part B Distribution of Rational Points and Dynamics. - Chapter V: Beyond Heights: Slopes and Distribution of Rational Points. - Chapter VI: On the Determinant Method and Geometric Invariant Theory. - Chapter VII: Arakelov Geometry, Heights, Equidistribution, and the Bogomolov Conjecture. - Chapter VIII : Autour du théorème de Fekete-Szeg˝o. - Chapter IX: Some Problems of Arithmetic Origin in Rational Dynamics. - Part C Shimura Varieties. - Chapter XI: The Arithmetic Riemann–Roch Theorem and the Jacquet–Langlands Correspondence. - Chapter XII: The Height of CM Points on Orthogonal Shimura Varieties and Colmez’s Conjecture.

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Book SynopsisThe theory presented in this work merges many concepts from mathematical optimization and real algebraic geometry. When unknown or uncertain data in an optimization problem is replaced with parameters, one obtains a multi-parametric optimization problem whose optimal solution comes in the form of a function of the parameters.The theory and methodology presented in this work allows one to solve both Linear Programs and convex Quadratic Programs containing parameters in any location within the problem data as well as multi-objective optimization problems with any number of convex quadratic or linear objectives and linear constraints. Applications of these classes of problems are extremely widespread, ranging from business and economics to chemical and environmental engineering. Prior to this work, no solution procedure existed for these general classes of problems except for the recently proposed algorithmsTable of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Background on mpLCP.- 3. Algebraic Properties of Invariancy Regions.- 4. Phase 2: Partitioning the Parameter Space.- 5. Phase 1: Determining an Initial Feasible Solution.- 6. Further Considerations.- 7. Assessment of Performance.- 8. Conclusion.- Appendix A. Tableaux for Example 2.1.- Appendix B. Tableaux for Example 2.2.- References.

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Book SynopsisIn the first two chapters we review the theory developped by Cartan, Whitney and Tognoli. Then Nullstellensatz is proved both for Stein algebras and for the algebra of real analytic functions on a C-analytic space. Here we find a relation between real Nullstellensatz and seventeenth Hilbert’s problem for positive semidefinite analytic functions. Namely, a positive answer to Hilbert’s problem implies a solution for the real Nullstellensatz more similar to the one for real polinomials. A chapter is devoted to the state of the art on this problem that is far from a complete answer. In the last chapter we deal with inequalities. We describe a class of semianalytic sets defined by countably many global real analytic functions that is stable under topological properties and under proper holomorphic maps between Stein spaces, that is, verifies a direct image theorem. A smaller class admits also a decomposition into irreducible components as it happens for semialgebraic sets. During the redaction some proofs have been simplified with respect to the original ones.Trade Review“The book presents nice results in the overlapping of real analytic geometry, complex analytic geometry and real algebraic geometry. It is well written. The introduction describes the historical developments in a very motivating way. The existing literature is well addressed. The book is intended for researchers or PhD students with a background in complex analysis (in several variables) and commutative algebra. It is dedicated to the memory of Alberto Tognoli.” (Tobias Kaiser, Mathematical Reviews, June, 2023)“This noteworthy book fulfills the goal of giving an excellently well written account of the present state of a number of relevant topics in the field of Real Analytic Geometry.” (José Javier Etayo, zbMATH 1495.14001, 2022)Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. The class of C-analytic spaces Chapter 2. More on analytic sets Chapter 3. Nullstellensätze Chapter 4. The 17th Hilbert’s Problem for real analytic functions Chapter 5. Analytic inequalities References

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Book Synopsis- Introduction.- GromovWitten Theory and Quantum Cohomology.- Helix Theory in Triangulated Categories.- Non-Symmetric Orthogonal Geometry of Mukai Lattices.- The Main Conjecture.- Proof of the Main Conjecture for Projective Spaces.- Proof of the Main Conjecture for Grassmannians.

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Book SynopsisPreface.- Projecting lattice polytopes according to the Minimal Model Program.- Zeta-polynomials, superpolynomials, DAHA and plane curve singularities.- Rational points over C1 fields.- On isomorphisms of ind-varieties of generalized flags.- Spectral description of non-commutative local systems on surfaces and non-commutative cluster varieties.- Semi-stable reduction of foliations.- The Hasse principle for 9-nodal cubic 3-folds.- Manin's work in birational  geometry.- Endomorphism Algebras and Automorphism Groups of certain Complex Tori.

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Book Synopsis0 Polynomial rings.- I. Affine Algebraic Geometry.- 1. Varieties and ideals.- 2 Irreducibility of affine varieties.- 3 Coordinate rings.- 4 Polynomial maps.- 5. Proof of the Nullstellensatz.- 6 Dimension.- 7 Smoothness.- 8 Products.- II Projective Algebraic Geometry.- 9 Projective varieties.- 10 Maps of projective varieties.- 11 Quasiprojective varieties.- 12 Culminating topics.- Coda: Where to go from here?.- Index.- Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThe present book is based on the extensive lecture notes of the author and contains a concise course on Linear Algebra. The sections begin with an intuitive presentation, aimed at the beginners, and then often include rather non-trivial topics and exercises. This makes the book suitable for introductory as well as advanced courses on Linear Algebra.The first part of the book deals with the general idea of systems of linear equations, matrices and eigenvectors. Linear systems of differential equations are developed carefully and in great detail. The last chapter gives an overview of applications to other areas of Mathematics, like calculus and differential geometry. A large number of exercises with selected solutions make this a valuable textbook for students of the topic as well as lecturers, preparing a course on Linear Algebra.

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Book SynopsisThe aim of this work is to offer a concise and self-contained 'lecture-style' introduction to the theory of classical rigid geometry established by John Tate, together with the formal algebraic geometry approach launched by Michel Raynaud. These Lectures are now viewed commonly as an ideal means of learning advanced rigid geometry, regardless of the reader's level of background. Despite its parsimonious style, the presentation illustrates a number of key facts even more extensively than any other previous work.This Lecture Notes Volume is a revised and slightly expanded version of a preprint that appeared in 2005 at the University of Münster's Collaborative Research Center "Geometrical Structures in Mathematics".Trade Review“Its aim is to offer a rapid and mostly self-contained ‘lecture-style’ introduction to the theory of classical rigid geometry established by Tate, together with the formal algebraic geometry approach set up by Raynaud. Furthermore, the volume provides enlightening examples of rigid spaces and points out analogies with and differences from the theory of schemes. The book is suitable for a first course on formal and rigid geometry, but it can be used equally well for personal study.” (Alessandra Bertapelle, Mathematical Reviews, March, 2016)“All notions introduced are discussed thoroughly, proofs are lucid and elegant, and the hypotheses made and their relevance are clear throughout the text. … The reader comes away from the text with a thorough understanding of the internal motivations of the theory of formal and rigid spaces. The book is an extremely readable introduction to its subject, as well as to the techniques of modern geometry in general.” (Jeroen Sijsling, zbMATH 1314.14002, 2015)Table of ContentsClassical Rigid Geometry.- Tate Algebras.- Affinoid Algebras and their Associated Spaces.- Affinoid Functions.- Towards the Notion of Rigid Spaces.- Coherent Sheaves on Rigid Spaces.- Formal Geometry.- Adic Rings and their Associated Formal Schemes.- Raynaud's View on Rigid Spaces.- More Advanced Stuff.- Appendix.- References.- Index.

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Book SynopsisWe introduce mixed twistor D-modules and establish their fundamental functorial properties. We also prove that they can be described as the gluing of admissible variations of mixed twistor structures. In a sense, mixed twistor D-modules can be regarded as a twistor version of M. Saito's mixed Hodge modules. Alternatively, they can be viewed as a mixed version of the pure twistor D-modules studied by C. Sabbah and the author. The theory of mixed twistor D-modules is one of the ultimate goals in the study suggested by Simpson's Meta Theorem and it would form a foundation for the Hodge theory of holonomic D-modules which are not necessarily regular singular.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Preliminary.- Canonical prolongations.- Gluing and specialization of r-triples.- Gluing of good-KMS r-triples.- Preliminary for relative monodromy filtrations.- Mixed twistor D-modules.- Infinitesimal mixed twistor modules.- Admissible mixed twistor structure and variants.- Good mixed twistor D-modules.- Some basic property.- Dual and real structure of mixed twistor D-modules.- Derived category of algebraic mixed twistor D-modules.- Good systems of ramified irregular values.

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Book SynopsisThis unique collection of new and classical problems provides full coverage of geometric inequalities. Many of the 1,000 exercises are presented with detailed author-prepared-solutions, developing creativity and an arsenal of new approaches for solving mathematical problems. This book can serve teachers, high-school students, and mathematical competitors. It may also be used as supplemental reading, providing readers with new and classical methods for proving geometric inequalities. Trade Review“‘The goal of the book is to teach the reader new and classical methods for proving geometric inequalities.’ ... The book contains more than 1000 problems. ... intended for mathematics competitions and Olympiads. Every chapter contains problems for self-study and solutions.” (Sándor Nagydobai Kiss, zbMATH 1375.51001, 2018)Table of ContentsTheorem on the Length of the Broken Line.- Application of Projection Method.- Areas.- Application of Trigonometric Inequalities.- Inequalities for Radiuses.- Miscellaneous Inequalities.- Some Applications of Geometric Inequalities.

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Book SynopsisFrom the reviews: "Theory of Stein Spaces provides a rich variety of methods, results, and motivations - a book with masterful mathematical care and judgement. It is a pleasure to have this fundamental material now readily accessible to any serious mathematician." --J. Eells in Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society (1980)Trade Review"Theory of Stein Spaces provides a rich variety of methods, results, and motivations - a book with masterful mathematical care and judgement. It is a pleasure to have this fundamental material now readily accessible to any serious mathematician."J. Eells in Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society (1980) "Written by two mathematicians who played a crucial role in the development of the modern theory of several complex variables, this is an important book."J.B. Cooper in Internationale Mathematische Nachrichten (1979)Table of ContentsA. Sheaf Theory.- B. Cohomology Theory.- I. Coherence Theory for Finite Holomorphic Maps.- II. Differential Forms and Dolbeault Theory.- III. Theorems A and B for Compact Blocks ?m.- IV. Stein Spaces.- V. Applications of Theorems A and B.- VI. The Finiteness Theorem.- VII. Compact Riemann Surfaces.- Table of Symbols.- Addendum.- Errors and Misprints.

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Table of ContentsMonodromy and poles of ?X |f|2??.- Le groupe de monodromie des familles universelles d'hypersurfaces et d'intersections completes.- Complete families of stable vector bundles over ?2.- Appendix to the paper “complete families of stable vector bundles over ?”.- On the minimal model problem.- Modulräume holomorpher Abbildungen auf komplexen Mannigfaltigkeiten mit 1-konkavem Rand.- Stable rationality of some moduli spaces of vector bundles on P2.- Compact kähler manifolds of nonnegative holomorphic bisectional curvature.- Concavity, convexity and complements in complex spaces.- Subvarieties in homogeneous manifolds.- Rational curves in mois?zon 3-folds.- On the structure of 4 folds with a hyperplane section which is a ?1 bundle over a ruled surface.- Complex surfaces with negative tangent bundle.- Nonequidimensional value distribution theory and subvariety extension.- On the adjunction theoretic structure of projective varieties.- Value distribution theory for moving targets.

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Book SynopsisThis volume presents selected papers resulting from the meeting at Sundance on enumerative algebraic geometry. The papers are original research articles and concentrate on the underlying geometry of the subject.Table of ContentsThe characteristic numbers of smooth plane cubics.- Multiple-point formulas and line complexes.- Geometry of severi varieties, II: Independence of divisor classes and examples.- Varieties cut out by quadrics: Scheme-theoretic versus homogeneous generation of ideals.- Vanishing theorems for varieties of low codimension.- Explicit computations in Hilb3 ?2.- Iterated blow-ups and moduli for rational surfaces.- On the embeddings of projective varieties.- Iteration of multiple point formulas and applications to conics.- Enumerative geometry of nodal plane cubics.- Old and new results about the triangle varieties.- Computing chow groups.- Transversality theorems for families of maps.- Complete bilinear forms.

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Book SynopsisIn the early 70's and 80's the field of integrable systems was in its prime youth: results and ideas were mushrooming all over the world. It was during the roaring 70's and 80's that a first version of the book was born, based on our research and on lectures which each of us had given. We owe many ideas to our colleagues Teruhisa Matsusaka and David Mumford, and to our inspiring graduate students (Constantin Bechlivanidis, Luc Haine, Ahmed Lesfari, Andrew McDaniel, Luis Piovan and Pol Vanhaecke). As it stood, our first version lacked rigor and precision, was rough, dis- connected and incomplete...In the early 90's new problems appeared on the horizon and the project came to a complete standstill, ultimately con- fined to a floppy. A few years ago, under the impulse of Pol Vanhaecke, the project was revived and gained real momentum due to his insight, vision and determination. The leap from the old to the new version is gigantic. The book is designed as a teaching textbook and is aimed at a wide read- ership of mathematicians and physicists, graduate students and professionals.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews of the first edition: "The aim of this book is to explain ‘how algebraic geometry, Lie theory and Painlevé analysis can be used to explicitly solve integrable differential equations’. … One of the main advantages of this book is that the authors … succeeded to present the material in a self-contained manner with numerous examples. As a result it can be also used as a reference book for many subjects in mathematics. In summary … a very good book which covers many interesting subjects in modern mathematical physics." (Vladimir Mangazeev, The Australian Mathematical Society Gazette, Vol. 33 (4), 2006) "This is an extensive volume devoted to the integrability of nonlinear Hamiltonian differential equations. The book is designed as a teaching textbook and aims at a wide readership of mathematicians and physicists, graduate students and professionals. … The book provides many useful tools and techniques in the field of completely integrable systems. It is a valuable source for graduate students and researchers who like to enter the integrability theory or to learn fascinating aspects of integrable geometry of nonlinear differential equations." (Ma Wen-Xiu, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1083, 2006)Table of Contents1 Introduction.- 2 Lie Algebras.- 3 Poisson Manifolds.- 4 Integrable Systems on Poisson Manifolds.- 5 The Geometry of Abelian Varieties.- 6 A.c.i. Systems.- 7 Weight Homogeneous A.c.i. Systems.- 8 Integrable Geodesic Flow on SO(4).- 9 Periodic Toda Lattices Associated to Cartan Matrices.- 10 Integrable Spinning Tops.- References.

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Book SynopsisKodaira is a Fields Medal Prize Winner. (In the absence of a Nobel prize in mathematics, they are regarded as the highest professional honour a mathematician can attain.) Kodaira is an honorary member of the London Mathematical Society. Affordable softcover edition of 1986 classicTable of ContentsHolomorphic Functions.- Complex Manifolds.- Differential Forms, Vector Bundles, Sheaves.- Infinitesimal Deformation.- Theorem of Existence.- Theorem of Completeness.- Theorem of Stability.

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Book SynopsisCe huitième chapitre du Livre d'Algèbre, deuxième Livre des Éléments de mathématique, est consacré à l'étude de certaines classes d'anneaux et des modules sur ces anneaux.Il couvre les notions de module et d'anneau noethérien et artinien, ainsi que celle de radical. Ce chapitre décrit également la structure des anneaux semi-simples. Nous y donnons aussi la définition de divers groupes de Grothendieck qui jouent un rôle universel pour les invariants de modules et plusieurs descriptions du groupe de Brauer qui intervient dans la classification des anneaux simples.Une note historique en fin de volume, reprise de l'édition précédente, retrace l'émergence d'une grande partie des notions développées.Ce volume est une deuxième édition entièrement refondue de l'édition de 1958.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews of the second edition:“This book is intended as a comprehensive exposition of the theory of semi-simple rings and modules, with special emphasis on the Noetherian and Artinian cases. … Each section ends with a large collection of related exercises in the typical Bourbaki-style … . Certainly, it has been both a splendid idea and a great undertaking to rewrite N. Bourbaki’s classic Chapter 8 of Book II of the ‘Elements of Mathematics’ in such excellent a manner, very much so to the benefit of further generations of mathematicians.” (Werner Kleinert, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1245, 2012)Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Chapitre VIII. Modules et anneaux semi-simples.- 1. Modules artiniens et modules noethériens.- 2. Structure des modules de longueur finie.- 3. Modules simples.- 4. Modules semi-simples.- 5. Commutation.- 6. Équivalence de Morita des modules et des algèbres.- 7. Anneaux simples.- 8. Anneaux semi-simples.- 9. Radical.- 10. Modules sur un anneau artinien.- 11. Groupes de Grothendieck.- 12. Produit tensoriel de modules semi-simples.- 13. Algèbres absolument semi-simples.- 14. Algèbres centrales et simples.- 15. Groupes de Brauer.- 16. Autres descriptions du groupe de Brauer.- 17. Normes et traces réduites.- 18. Algèbres simples sur un corps fini.- 20. Représentations linéaires des algèbres.- 21. Représentations linéaires des groupes finis.- Appendice 1. Algèbres sans élément unité.- Appendice 2. Déterminants sur un corps non commutatif.- Appendice 3. Le théorème des zéros de Hilbert.- Appendice 4. Trace d’un endomorphisme de rang fini.- Note Historique.- Bibliographie.- Index des notations.- Index terminologique

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Book SynopsisFollowing Quillen's approach to complex cobordism, the authors introduce the notion of oriented cohomology theory on the category of smooth varieties over a fixed field. They prove the existence of a universal such theory (in characteristic 0) called Algebraic Cobordism. The book also contains some examples of computations and applications.Table of ContentsCobordism and oriented cohomology.- The definition of algebraic cobordism.- Fundamental properties of algebraic cobordism.- Algebraic cobordism and the Lazard ring.- Oriented Borel-Moore homology.- Functoriality.- The universality of algebraic cobordism.

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Book SynopsisSheaf Theory is modern, active field of mathematics at the intersection of algebraic topology, algebraic geometry and partial differential equations. This volume offers a comprehensive and self-contained treatment of Sheaf Theory from the basis up, with emphasis on the microlocal point of view. From the reviews: "Clearly and precisely written, and contains many interesting ideas: it describes a whole, largely new branch of mathematics." –Bulletin of the L.M.S.Table of ContentsA Short History: Les débuts de la théorie des faisceaux.- I. Homological algebra.- II. Sheaves.- III. Poincaré-Verdier duality and Fourier-Sato transformation.- IV. Specialization and microlocalization.- V. Micro-support of sheaves.- VI. Micro-support and microlocalization.- VII. Contact transformations and pure sheaves.- VIII. Constructible sheaves.- IX. Characteristic cycles.- X. Perverse sheaves.- XI. Applications to O-modules and D-modules.- Appendix: Symplectic geometry.- Summary.- A.1. Symplectic vector spaces.- A.2. Homogeneous symplectic manifolds.- A.3. Inertia index.- Exercises to the Appendix.- Notes.- List of notations and conventions.

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Book SynopsisThis volume contains three long lecture series by J.L. Colliot-Thelene, Kazuya Kato and P. Vojta. Their topics are respectively the connection between algebraic K-theory and the torsion algebraic cycles on an algebraic variety, a new approach to Iwasawa theory for Hasse-Weil L-function, and the applications of arithemetic geometry to Diophantine approximation. They contain many new results at a very advanced level, but also surveys of the state of the art on the subject with complete, detailed profs and a lot of background. Hence they can be useful to readers with very different background and experience. CONTENTS: J.L. Colliot-Thelene: Cycles algebriques de torsion et K-theorie algebrique.- K. Kato: Lectures on the approach to Iwasawa theory for Hasse-Weil L-functions.- P. Vojta: Applications of arithmetic algebraic geometry to diophantine approximations.Table of ContentsCycles algébriques de torsion et K-théorie algébrique Cours au C.I.M.E., juin 1991.- Lectures on the approach to Iwasawa theory for Hasse-Weil L-functions via BdR. Part I.- Applications of arithmetic algebraic geometry to diophantine approximations.- Arithmetic algebraic geometry, Trento, Italy 1991.

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Book SynopsisIt is gratifying that this textbook is still sufficiently popular to warrant a third edition. I have used the opportunity to improve and enlarge the book. When the second edition was prepared, only two pages on algebraic geometry codes were added. These have now been removed and replaced by a relatively long chapter on this subject. Although it is still only an introduction, the chapter requires more mathematical background of the reader than the remainder of this book. One of the very interesting recent developments concerns binary codes defined by using codes over the alphabet 7l.4• There is so much interest in this area that a chapter on the essentials was added. Knowledge of this chapter will allow the reader to study recent literature on 7l. -codes. 4 Furthermore, some material has been added that appeared in my Springer Lec­ ture Notes 201, but was not included in earlier editions of this book, e. g. Generalized Reed-Solomon Codes and Generalized Reed-Muller Codes. In Chapter 2, a section on "Coding Gain" ( the engineer's justification for using error-correcting codes) was added. For the author, preparing this third edition was a most welcome return to mathematics after seven years of administration. For valuable discussions on the new material, I thank C.P.l.M.Baggen, I. M.Duursma, H.D.L.Hollmann, H. C. A. van Tilborg, and R. M. Wilson. A special word of thanks to R. A. Pellikaan for his assistance with Chapter 10.Table of Contents1 Mathematical Background.- 1.1. Algebra.- 1.2. Krawtchouk Polynomials.- 1.3. Combinatorial Theory.- 1.4. Probability Theory.- 2 Shannon’s Theorem.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Shannon’s Theorem.- 2.3. On Coding Gain.- 2.4. Comments.- 2.5. Problems.- 3 Linear Codes.- 3.1. Block Codes.- 3.2. Linear Codes.- 3.3. Hamming Codes.- 3.4. Majority Logic Decoding.- 3.5. Weight Enumerators.- 3.6. The Lee Metric.- 3.7. Comments.- 3.8. Problems.- 4 Some Good Codes.- 4.1. Hadamard Codes and Generalizations.- 4.2. The Binary Golay Code.- 4.3. The Ternary Golay Code.- 4.4. Constructing Codes from Other Codes.- 4.5. Reed—Muller Codes.- 4.6. Kerdock Codes.- 4.7. Comments.- 4.8. Problems.- 5 Bounds on Codes.- 5.1. Introduction: The Gilbert Bound.- 5.2. Upper Bounds.- 5.3. The Linear Programming Bound.- 5.4. Comments.- 5.5. Problems.- 6 Cyclic Codes.- 6.1. Definitions.- 6.2. Generator Matrix and Check Polynomial.- 6.3. Zeros of a Cyclic Code.- 6.4. The Idempotent of a Cyclic Code.- 6.5. Other Representations of Cyclic Codes.- 6.6. BCH Codes.- 6.7. Decoding BCH Codes.- 6.8. Reed—Solomon Codes.- 6.9. Quadratic Residue Codes.- 6.10. Binary Cyclic Codes of Length 2n(n odd).- 6.11. Generalized Reed—Muller Codes.- 6.12. Comments.- 6.13. Problems.- 7 Perfect Codes and Uniformly Packed Codes.- 7.1. Lloyd’s Theorem.- 7.2. The Characteristic Polynomial of a Code.- 7.3. Uniformly Packed Codes.- 7.4. Examples of Uniformly Packed Codes.- 7.5. Nonexistence Theorems.- 7.6. Comments.- 7.7. Problems.- 8 Codes over ?4.- 8.1. Quaternary Codes.- 8.2. Binary Codes Derived from Codes over ?4.- 8.3. Galois Rings over ?4.- 8.4. Cyclic Codes over ?4.- 8.5. Problems.- 9 Goppa Codes.- 9.1. Motivation.- 9.2. Goppa Codes.- 9.3. The Minimum Distance of Goppa Codes.- 9.4. Asymptotic Behaviour of Goppa Codes.- 9.5. Decoding Goppa Codes.- 9.6. Generalized BCH Codes.- 9.7. Comments.- 9.8. Problems.- 10 Algebraic Geometry Codes.- 10.1. Introduction.- 10.2. Algebraic Curves.- 10.3. Divisors.- 10.4. Differentials on a Curve.- 10.5. The Riemann—Roch Theorem.- 10.6. Codes from Algebraic Curves.- 10.7. Some Geometric Codes.- 10.8. Improvement of the Gilbert—Varshamov Bound.- 10.9. Comments.- 10.10.Problems.- 11 Asymptotically Good Algebraic Codes.- 11.1. A Simple Nonconstructive Example.- 11.2. Justesen Codes.- 11.3. Comments.- 11.4. Problems.- 12 Arithmetic Codes.- 12.1. AN Codes.- 12.2. The Arithmetic and Modular Weight.- 12.3. Mandelbaum—Barrows Codes.- 12.4. Comments.- 12.5. Problems.- 13 Convolutional Codes.- 13.1. Introduction.- 13.2. Decoding of Convolutional Codes.- 13.3. An Analog of the Gilbert Bound for Some Convolutional Codes.- 13.4. Construction of Convolutional Codes from Cyclic Block Codes.- 13.5. Automorphisms of Convolutional Codes.- 13.6. Comments.- 13.7. Problems.- Hints and Solutions to Problems.- References.

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Book SynopsisThis is comprehensive basic monograph on mixed Hodge structures. Building up from basic Hodge theory the book explains Delingne's mixed Hodge theory in a detailed fashion. Then both Hain's and Morgan's approaches to mixed Hodge theory related to homotopy theory are sketched. Next comes the relative theory, and then the all encompassing theory of mixed Hodge modules. The book is interlaced with chapters containing applications. Three large appendices complete the book.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "This book is dealing with Hodge Theory ... which generalizes in a functorial way the variations of MHS. ... The clarity of the presentation and the wealth of information are both remarkable. This book ... is a masterpiece that anyone working in Algebraic Geometry, Singularities or Analytic/Complex Geometry would like to have in his own library." (Alexandru Dimca, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1138 (16), 2008) "The book under review … focuses mainly on the ‘pure’ story just summarized, is aimed at graduate students and researchers … . The book begins with a brief historical survey; each chapter is headed by a good summary of its contents and concluded by historical remarks (with references). … this work is a thoroughly readable and very up-to-date account of mixed Hodge theory, written by masters of the subject, and will undoubtedly serve as a basic reference for years to come." (Matt Kerr, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2009 C) “This book has been awaited for many years. … the book which is now available will certainly rapidly become one of the standard references on the topic. Hodge theory assigns to a complex variety data which come from linear algebra. … I heartily recommend the book.” (Helene Esnault, Jahresbericht der Deutsche Mathematiker Vereinigung, Vol. 112 (1), 2010)Table of ContentsBasic Hodge Theory.- Compact Kähler Manifolds.- Pure Hodge Structures.- Abstract Aspects of Mixed Hodge Structures.- Mixed Hodge Structures on Cohomology Groups.- Smooth Varieties.- Singular Varieties.- Singular Varieties: Complementary Results.- Applications to Algebraic Cycles and to Singularities.- Mixed Hodge Structures on Homotopy Groups.- Hodge Theory and Iterated Integrals.- Hodge Theory and Minimal Models.- Hodge Structures and Local Systems.- Variations of Hodge Structure.- Degenerations of Hodge Structures.- Applications of Asymptotic Hodge Theory.- Perverse Sheaves and D-Modules.- Mixed Hodge Modules.

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Book SynopsisThis edition has been called ‘startlingly up-to-date’, and in this corrected second printing you can be sure that it’s even more contemporaneous. It surveys from a unified point of view both the modern state and the trends of continuing development in various branches of number theory. Illuminated by elementary problems, the central ideas of modern theories are laid bare. Some topics covered include non-Abelian generalizations of class field theory, recursive computability and Diophantine equations, zeta- and L-functions. This substantially revised and expanded new edition contains several new sections, such as Wiles' proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, and relevant techniques coming from a synthesis of various theories.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews of the second edition: "Here is a welcome update to Number theory I. Introduction to number theory by the same authors … . the book now brings the reader up to date with some of the latest results in the field. … The book is generally well-written and should be of interest to both the general, non-specialist reader of Number Theory as well as established researchers who are seeking an overview of some of the latest developments in the field." Philip Maynard, The Mathematical Gazette, Vol. 90 (519), 2006 [...] the first edition was a very good book; this edition is even better. [...] Embedded in the text are a lot of interesting ideas, insights, and clues to how the authors think about the subject. [...] Things get more interesting in Part II (by far the largest of the tree parts)[...] This part of the book covers such things as approaches through logic, algebraic number theory, arithmetic of algebraic varieties, zeta functions, and modular forms, followed by an extensive (50+ pages ) account of Wiles' proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. This is a valuable addition, new in this edition, and serves as a vivid example of the power of the "ideas and theories" that dominate this part of the book. Also new and very interesting is Part III, entitled "Analogies and Visions," [...] The best surveys of mathematics are those written by deeply insightful mathematicians who are not afraid to infuse their ideas and insights into their outline of subject. This is what we have here, and the result is an essential book. I only wish the price were lower so that I could encourage my students buy themselves a copy. Maybe I'll do that anyway. Fernado Q. Gouvêa, on 09/10/2005 "This book is a revised and updated version of the first English translation. … Overall, the book is very well written, and has an impressive reference list. It is an excellent resource for those who are looking for both deep and wide understanding of number theory." (Alexander A. Borisov, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2006 j) "This edition feels altogether different from the earlier one … . There is much new and more in this edition than in the 1995 edition: namely, one hundred and fifty extra pages. … For my part, I come to praise this fine volume. This book is a highly instructive read with the usual reminder that there lots of facts one does not know … . the quality, knowledge, and expertise of the authors shines through. … The present volume is almost startlingly up-to-date … ." (Alf van der Poorten, Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society, Vol. 34 (1), 2007)Table of ContentsProblems and Tricks.- Number Theory.- Some Applications of Elementary Number Theory.- Ideas and Theories.- Induction and Recursion.- Arithmetic of algebraic numbers.- Arithmetic of algebraic varieties.- Zeta Functions and Modular Forms.- Fermat’s Last Theorem and Families of Modular Forms.- Analogies and Visions.- Introductory survey to part III: motivations and description.- Arakelov Geometry and Noncommutative Geometry (d’après C. Consani and M. Marcolli, [CM]).

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Book SynopsisIn this textbook the authors present first-year geometry roughly in the order in which it was discovered. The first five chapters show how the ancient Greeks established geometry, together with its numerous practical applications, while more recent findings on Euclidian geometry are discussed as well. The following three chapters explain the revolution in geometry due to the progress made in the field of algebra by Descartes, Euler and Gauss. Spatial geometry, vector algebra and matrices are treated in chapters 9 and 10. The last chapter offers an introduction to projective geometry, which emerged in the 19thcentury.Complemented by numerous examples, exercises, figures and pictures, the book offers both motivation and insightful explanations, and provides stimulating and enjoyable reading for students and teachers alike.Trade ReviewFrom the book reviews:Choice - Outstanding Academic Title in 2012“This is an excellent, challenging textbook as well as a valuable resource for historical information, problems, and student projects. The historical content is broad based, comprehensive, and reliable. Each chapter has extensive exercises, many taken directly from or based on historical sources … . Hints and solutions for all problems are given in an appendix. Thorough bibliography. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above.” (C. A. Gorini, Choice, Vol. 50 (3), November, 2012)“The book under review is a treasure chest of interesting theorems and problems in geometry together with their illuminating histories. … This is the kind of book that one would enjoy browsing through and reading while sitting relaxedly in an armchair without any paper or pencil and starting at almost any page or paragraph. It should be on the shelf of every lover of geometry.” (Mowaffaq Hajja, zbMATH, Vol. 1288, 2014)“This book belongs on the bookshelf of every geometer. … The authors have penned their book with students of geometry as well as science in mind. In fact, the book would serve well as a second year mathematics course in a classical liberal arts setting. … the book treats many interesting and beautiful problems, introducing powerful concepts along the way, and yet is written at a level suitable for an introductory course of geometry or even advanced mathematics.” (Alan S. McRae, Mathematical Reviews, February, 2013)“There is a lot of interesting material in this book, supplemented by a lot of very nice artwork and many interesting exercises … . I would think that any other college instructor … with an interest in geometry would also want a copy on his or her shelf.” (Mark Hunacek, The Mathematical Association of America, June, 2012)Table of ContentsPreface.- Part I: Classical Geometry.- Thales and Pythagoras.- The Elements of Euclid.- Conic Sections.- Further Results on Euclidean Geometry.- Trigonometry.- Part II: Analytic Geometry.- Descartes' Geometry.- Cartesian Coordinates.- To be Constructible, or not to be.- Spatial Geometry and Vector Algebra.- Matrices and Linear Mappings.- Projective Geometry.- Solutions to Exercises.- References.- Figure Source and Copyright.- Index.

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Book SynopsisShafarevich's Basic Algebraic Geometry has been a classic and universally used introduction to the subject since its first appearance over 40 years ago. As the translator writes in a prefatory note, ``For all [advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate] students, and for the many specialists in other branches of math who need a liberal education in algebraic geometry, Shafarevich’s book is a must.'' The third edition, in addition to some minor corrections, now offers a new treatment of the Riemann--Roch theorem for curves, including a proof from first principles.Shafarevich's book is an attractive and accessible introduction to algebraic geometry, suitable for beginning students and nonspecialists, and the new edition is set to remain a popular introduction to the field.Trade Review“This is a very good book and very good introduction to algebraic geometry and it serves an entry door to this enormous subject in mathematics. … This book is classical and I strongly recommend it as the first book on algebraic geometry. … It is an excellent book and every mathematician should have a copy.” (Philosophy, Religion and Science Book Reviews, Bookinspections.wordpress.com, July, 2016)“I find the book wonderfully put together, and I am sure the reader will learn a lot, either from systematic study or from browsing particular topics. … In each chapter, the theorems, propositions, corollaries, examples, remarks, etc., each have their own independent numbering system, running consecutively throughout the chapter. This makes it a real chore to track any internal reference in the book.” (Robin Hartshorne, SIAM Review, Vol. 56 (4), December, 2014)“The author’s two-volume textbook ‘Basic Algebraic Geometry’ is one of the most popular standard primers in the field. … the author’s unique classic is a perfect first introduction to the geometry of algebraic varieties for students and nonspecialists, and the current, improve third edition will maintain this outstanding role of the textbook in the relevant literature without any doubt.” (Werner Kleinert, zbMATH, Vol. 1273, 2013)Table of ContentsPreface.- Book 1. Varieties in Projective Space: Chapter 1. Basic Notions.- Chapter II. Local Properties.- Chapter III. Divisors and Differential Forms.- Chapter IV. Intersection Numbers.- Algebraic Appendix.- References.- Index

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Book SynopsisOver the last 15 years important results have been achieved in the field of Hilbert Modular Varieties. Though the main emphasis of this book is on the geometry of Hilbert modular surfaces, both geometric and arithmetic aspects are treated. An abundance of examples - in fact a whole chapter - completes this competent presentation of the subject. This Ergebnisbericht will soon become an indispensible tool for graduate students and researchers in this field.Table of ContentsNotations and Conventions Concerning Quadratic Number Fields.- I. Hilbert’s Modular Group.- 1. The Action of the Hilbert Modular Group.- 2. The Distance to the Cusps.- 3. A Fundamental Domain.- 4. The Hurwitz-Maass Extension.- 5. Elliptic Fixed Points.- 6. Hilbert Modular Forms.- 7. The Adelic Version.- II. Resolution of the Cusp Singularities.- 1. The Local Ring at Infinity.- 2. Glueing.- 3. Dividing by the Units.- 4. Digression: the Elliptic r-gon.- 5. Continued Fractions.- 6. Resolution of Cyclic Quotient Singularities.- 7. The Baily-Borel Compactification.- III. Local Invariants.- 1. Local Chern Classes.- 2. Meyer’s Theorem.- 3. Extension of Differential Forms.- IV. Global Invariants.- 1. The Volume of ?\?2.- 2. Chern Numbers of Y?.- 3. Inequalities for ? and c12.- 4. Dimensions of Spaces of Cusp Forms.- 5. Representations on Spaces of Cusp Forms.- 6. The Vanishing of the Fundamental Group.- 7. Rigidity.- V. Modular Curves on Modular Surfaces.- 1. The Curves FN and TN.- 2. Intersections with the Cusp Resolutions.- 3. The Components of FN.- 4. The Geometry of SO(2,2).- 5. The Volume of the Modular Curves.- 6. The Intersection Points of the Modular Curves.- 7. Classification of Elliptic Fixed Points.- 8. The Intersection Number of T1 and TN.- 9. The Fixed Points of the Galois Involution.- Appendix: Modular Forms on ?0(D).- VI. The Cohomology of Hilbert Modular Surfaces.- 1. Cohomology and Hilbert Modular Forms.- 2. The Dual of TN.- 3. The Generating Series of the Modular Curves.- 4. The Doi-Naganuma Lifting.- 5. The Intersection Number of TM and TN.- 6. The Action of the Hecke Algebra on the Cohomology.- 7. The Periods of Eigenforms.- 8. The Contribution of an Eigenform to the Picard Number.- VII. The Classification of Hilbert Modular Surfaces.- 1. The Rough Classification of Algebraic Surfaces.- 2. Configurations of Curves on Surfaces.- 3. Classification Theorems.- 4. Exceptional Curves on Hilbert Modular Surfaces.- 5. Estimates for the Numerical Invariants.- 6. Proof of the Classification.- 7. Canonical Divisors.- VIII. Examples of Hilbert Modular Surfaces.- 1. Preliminaries.- 2. The Examples.- IX. Humbert Surfaces.- 1. Modular Embeddings.- 2. Humbert Surfaces.- 3. Examples.- 4. Jacobians with Real Multiplication.- X. Moduli of Abelian Schemes with Real Multiplication.- 1. Abelian Schemes with Real Multiplication.- 2. Modular Stacks.- 3. Hilbert Modular Forms.- 4. The Galois Action on the Set of Components.- XI. The Tate Conjectures for Hilbert Modular Surfaces.- 1. Hodge and Tate Cycles.- 2. Decomposition of the Cohomology and L-Series.- 3. Splitting up the Galois Representation.- 4. The Tate Conjectures.- Table 1. Elliptic Fixed Points.- Table 2. Numerical Invariants.- List of Notations.

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Book Synopsisby a more general quadratic algebra (possibly obtained by deformation) and then to derive Rq [G] by requiring it to possess the latter as a comodule. A third principle is to focus attention on the tensor structure of the cat­ egory of (!; modules. This means of course just defining an algebra structure on Rq[G]; but this is to be done in a very specific manner. Concretely the category is required to be braided and this forces (9.4.2) the existence of an "R-matrix" satisfying in particular the quantum Yang-Baxter equation and from which the algebra structure of Rq[G] can be written down (9.4.5). Finally there was a search for a perfectly self-dual model for Rq[G] which would then be isomorphic to Uq(g). Apparently this failed; but V. G. Drinfeld found that it could be essentially made to work for the "Borel part" of Uq(g) denoted U (b) and further found a general construction (the Drinfeld double) q mirroring a Lie bialgebra. This gives Uq(g) up to passage to a quotient. One of the most remarkable aspects of the above superficially different ap­ proaches is their extraordinary intercoherence. In particular they essentially all lead for G semisimple to the same and hence "canonical", objects Rq[G] and Uq(g), though this epithet may as yet be premature.Table of ContentsI. Hopf Algebras.- 1.1 Axioms of a Hopf Algebra.- 1.2 Group Algebras and Enveloping Algebras.- 1.3 Adjoint Action.- 1.4 The Hopf Dual.- 1.5 Comments and Complements.- 2. Excerpts from the Classical Theory.- 2.1 Lie Algebras.- 2.2 Algebraic Lie Algebras.- 2.3 Algebraic Groups.- 2.4 Lie Algebras of Algebraic Groups.- 2.5 Comments and Complements.- 3. Encoding the Cartan Matrix.- 3.1 Quantum Weyl Algebras.- 3.2 The Drinfeld Double.- 3.3 The Rosso Form and the Casimir Invariant.- 3.4 The Classical Limit and the Shapovalev Form.- 3.5 Comments and Complements.- 4. Highest Weight Modules.- 4.1 The Jantzen Filtration and Sum Formula.- 4.2 Kac-Moody Lie Algebras.- 4.3 Integrable Modules for Uq(gc).- 4.4 Demazure Modules and Product Formulae.- 4.5 Comments and Complements.- 5. The Crystal Basis.- 5.1 Operators in the Crystal Limit.- 5.2 Crystals.- 5.3 Ad-invariant Filtrations, Twisted Actions and the Crystal Basis for Uq(n-).- 5.4 The Grand Loop.- 5.5 Comments and Complements.- 6. The Global Bases.- 6.1 The ? Operation and the Embedding Theorem.- 6.2 Globalization.- 6.3 The Demazure Property.- 6.4 Littelmann’s Path Crystals.- 6.5 Comments and Complements.- 7. Structure Theorems for Uq(g).- 7.1 Local Finiteness for the Adjoint Action.- 7.2 Positivity of the Rosso Form.- 7.3 The Separation Theorem.- 7.4 Noetherianity.- 7.5 Comments and Complements.- 8. The Primitive Spectrum of Uq(g).- 8.1 The Poincaré Series of the Harmonic Space.- 8.2 Factorization of the Quantum PRV Determinants.- 8.3 Verma Module Annihilators.- 8.4 Equivalence of Categories.- 8.5 Comments and Complements.- 9. Structure Theorems for Rq[G].- 9.1 Commutativity Relations.- 9.2 Surjectivity and Injectivity Theorems.- 9.3 The Adjoint Action.- 9.4 The R-Matrix.- 9.5 Comments and Complements.- 10. The Prime Spectrum of Rq[G].- 10.1 Highest Weight Modules.- 10.2 The Quantum Weyl Group.- 10.3 Prime and Primitive Ideals of Rq[G].- 10.4 Hopf Algebra Automorphisms.- 10.5 Comments and Complements.- A.2 Excerpts from Ring Theory.- A.3 Combinatorial Identities and Dimension Theory.- A.4 Remarks on Constructions of Quantum Groups.- A.5 Comments and Complements.- Index of Notation.

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Book SynopsisThe problem of enumerating maps (a map is a set of polygonal "countries" on a world of a certain topology, not necessarily the plane or the sphere) is an important problem in mathematics and physics, and it has many applications ranging from statistical physics, geometry, particle physics, telecommunications, biology, ... etc. This problem has been studied by many communities of researchers, mostly combinatorists, probabilists, and physicists. Since 1978, physicists have invented a method called "matrix models" to address that problem, and many results have been obtained.Besides, another important problem in mathematics and physics (in particular string theory), is to count Riemann surfaces. Riemann surfaces of a given topology are parametrized by a finite number of real parameters (called moduli), and the moduli space is a finite dimensional compact manifold or orbifold of complicated topology. The number of Riemann surfaces is the volume of that moduli space. More generally, an important problem in algebraic geometry is to characterize the moduli spaces, by computing not only their volumes, but also other characteristic numbers called intersection numbers.Witten's conjecture (which was first proved by Kontsevich), was the assertion that Riemann surfaces can be obtained as limits of polygonal surfaces (maps), made of a very large number of very small polygons. In other words, the number of maps in a certain limit, should give the intersection numbers of moduli spaces.In this book, we show how that limit takes place. The goal of this book is to explain the "matrix model" method, to show the main results obtained with it, and to compare it with methods used in combinatorics (bijective proofs, Tutte's equations), or algebraic geometry (Mirzakhani's recursions).The book intends to be self-contained and accessible to graduate students, and provides comprehensive proofs, several examples, and gives the general formula for the enumeration of maps on surfaces of any topology. In the end, the link with more general topics such as algebraic geometry, string theory, is discussed, and in particular a proof of the Witten-Kontsevich conjecture is provided.Trade Review“This book brings together details of topological recursion from many different papers and organizes them in an accessible way. … this book will be an invaluable resource for mathematicians learning about topological recursion.” (Daniel D. Moskovich, Mathematical Reviews, February, 2017) “The author explains how matrix models and counting surfaces are related and aims at presenting to mathematicians and physicists the random matrix approach to quantum gravity. … The book is an outstanding monograph of a recent research trend in surface theory.” (Gert Roepstorff, zbMATH 1338.81005, 2016)Table of ContentsI Maps and discrete surfaces.- II Formal matrix integrals.- III Solution of Tutte-loop equations.- IV Multicut case.- V Counting large maps.- VI Counting Riemann surfaces.- VII Topological recursion and symplectic invariants.- VIII Ising model.- Index.- Bibliography.

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Book Synopsis[From the foreword by B. Teissier] The main ideas of the proof of resolution of singularities of complex-analytic spaces presented here were developed by Heisuke Hironaka in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Since then, a number of proofs, all inspired by Hironaka's general approach, have appeared, the validity of some of them extending beyond the complex analytic case. The proof has now been so streamlined that, although it was seen 50 years ago as one of the most difficult proofs produced by mathematics, it can now be the subject of an advanced university course. Yet, far from being of historical interest only, this long-awaited book will be very rewarding for any mathematician interested in singularity theory. Rather than a proof of a canonical or algorithmic resolution of singularities, what is presented is in fact a masterly study of the infinitely near “worst” singular points of a complex analytic space obtained by successive “permissible” blowing ups and of the way to tame them using certain subspaces of the ambient space. This taming proves by an induction on the dimension that there exist finite sequences of permissible blowing ups at the end of which the worst infinitely near points have disappeared, and this is essentially enough to obtain resolution of singularities. Hironaka’s ideas for resolution of singularities appear here in a purified and geometric form, in part because of the need to overcome the globalization problems appearing in complex analytic geometry.In addition, the book contains an elegant presentation of all the prerequisites of complex analytic geometry, including basic definitions and theorems needed to follow the development of ideas and proofs. Its epilogue presents the use of similar ideas in the resolution of singularities of complex analytic foliations. This text will be particularly useful and interesting for readers of the younger generation who wish to understand one of the most fundamental results in algebraic and analytic geometry and invent possible extensions and applications of the methods created to prove it.Table of ContentsPrologue.- 1 Complex-Analytic Spaces and Elements.- 2 The Weierstrass Preparation Theorem and Its Consequences.- 3 Maximal Contact.- 4 Groves and Polygroves.- 5 The Induction Process.- Epilogue: Singularities of differential equations.- Bibliography.- Index.

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Book Synopsis6 Nodal Enriques Surfaces.- 7 Reye Congruences.- 8 Automorphisms of Enriques Surfaces.- 9 Rational Coble Surfaces.- 10 Supersingular K3 Surfaces and Enriques Surfaces.

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Book Synopsis"Problem-Solving and Selected Topics in Euclidean Geometry: in the Spirit of the Mathematical Olympiads" contains theorems which are of particular value for the solution of geometrical problems. Before the complete solution of every problem, a key idea is presented so that the reader will be able to provide the solution.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:“Sotirios E. Louridas and Michael Th. Rassias, the authors of the book at hand, put together an excellent collection of problems for practice. They provide detailed solutions following the masters of that skill. … an active reader would greatly benefit from reading the book; while working out the problems is bound to sharpen his or her problem solving skills. … it’s a worthy addition to a library of a problem solver.” —Alex Bogomolny, MAA Reviews, December, 2013"The book is a wonderful presentation of the essential concepts, ideas and results of Euclidean Geometry useful in solving olympiad problems of various level of difficulties. The theoretical part is excellently illustrated by challenging olympiad problems. The complete solutions to these problems are carefully presented, most of them together with several interesting comments and remarks. ... All in all the text is a highly recommendable choice for any olympiad training program, and fills some gaps in the existing literature in Euclidean Geometry. The book is a very useful source of models and ideas for students, teachers, heads of national teams and authors of problems, as well as for people who are interested in mathematics and solving difficult problems."—Mihaly Bencze, EMS Newsletter, November 2013"A subject of high interest for problem-solving in Euclidean Geometry is the application of geometric transformations ... The authors have succeeded to study with great accuracy these transformations. Additionally, they have applied them in order to obtain very nice solutions for some quite challenging problems ... The book is full of new and challenging ideas that will provide guidance and inspiration for future study in the fundamental area of Euclidean Geometry. The large collection of problems in this book provides a valuable recourse for advanced high school students, university undergraduates, instructors, and Mathematics coaches preparing students to participate in mathematical Olympiads...."—Nicusor Minculete, Gazeta Matematică, Seria B., 10/2013"This book provides an essential presentation of concepts and ideas as well as problems with their solutions in Euclidean Geometry, a traditional and still challenging part of Geometry.—Dorian Andrica, Zentralblatt"The book is mainly devoted to several very interesting problems, some of which constructed by the authors, that have been presented in a rigorous and self-contained manner. Emphasis is given in the discussion of a variety of methods, which play a significant role for the solution of problems in Euclidean Geometry. The book will be of particular interest to students and teachers who train them for Mathematical Olympiads and other Mathematical Contests. Additionally to everyone who enjoys studying some of the jewels of Euclidean Geometry and has some special love for good problems and beautiful ideas. ... The Foreword of the book has been written by Michael H. Freedman (Fields Medal in Mathematics, 1986) ... The authors deserve congratulations for their excellent effort and success to provide a high quality service in fundamental mathematics. " —Jose Luis Diaz Barrero, Octogon Mathematical Magazine, October 2013"Sixty-five problems and their solutions are arranged in three parts: problems based on basic theory, problems based on advancedtheory, and geometric inequalities. Some problems were included in International Mathematical Olympiads (IMOs) or proposed in short lists in IMOs ... the problem part of the book ... contains a collection of interesting problems. ... Chapter 4 seeks to "present some of the most essential theorems of Euclidean Geometry". Some of these theorems (Pythagoras', Ceva's, Menelaus') are important indeed and applicable to many problems."—Yury J. Ionin, Mathematical Reviews, January 2014"There are many excellent books on plane Euclidean geometry, exploring the subject at various levels. The book under review, which is foreworded by Michael H. Freedman (Fields Medal, 1986), adds yet another facet to this colorful subject. This delightful book presents a collection of problems in plane Euclidean geometry in the spirit of mathematical olympiads, along with their solutions. Additionally, it provides essential theory of plane Euclidean geometry, with proofs of some fundamental theorems. As such, this monograph is an excellent training manual to use in preparation for mathematical competitions and olympiads. Hence, this is a book that belongs in all academic libraries, from high school through graduate level." —Abraham A. Ungar, Acta Universitatis Apulensis, 40/2014.Table of ContentsForeword.- Preface.- Basic Concepts and Theorems of Euclidean Geometry.- Methods of Analysis, Synthesis, Construction and Proof.-Geometrical Constructions.- Geometrical Loci.- Problems of Olympiad Caliber.- Solutions of the Problems.- Bibliography.- Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a collection of research papers and surveys on algebra that were presented at the Conference on Groups, Rings, and Group Rings held in Ubatuba, Brazil. This text familiarizes researchers with the latest topics, techniques, and methodologies in several branches of contemporary algebra. With extensive coverage, it examines broad themes from group theory and ring theory, exploring their relationship with other branches of algebra including actions of Hopf algebras, groups of units of group rings, combinatorics of Young diagrams, polynomial identities, growth of algebras, and more. Featuring international contributions, this book is ideal for mathematicians specializing in these areas.Table of Contents1. On fine gradings on central simple algebras 2. On observable module categories 3. Group gradings on integral group rings 4. Profinite graphs – comparing notions 5. Lie identities in symmetric elements in group rings: A survey 6. Irreducible morphisms in subcategories 7. Bol loops with a unique nonidentity commutator/associator 8. Weil representations of symplectic groups 9. Gradings and graded identities for the upper triangular matrices over an infinite field 10. Structure of some classes of repeated-root constacyclic codes over integers modulo 2m 11. Units in noncommutative orders 12. Idempotents in group algebras and coding theory 13. Finitely generated constants of free algebras 14. Partial actions of groups on semiprime rings 15. Representations of affine Lie superalgebras 16. On algebras and superalgebras with linear codimension growth 17. On spectra of group rings of finite abelian groups 18. Wedderburn decomposition of small rational group algebras 19. Some questions on skewfields 20. On the role of rings and modules in algebraic coding theory 21. Semiperfect rings with T-nilpotent prime radical 22. The structure of the baric algebras 23. On torsion units of integral group rings of groups of small order 24. On a conjecture of Zassenhaus for metacyclic groups 25. Nilpotent blocks revisited 26. Decomposition of central units of integral group rings 27. Generic units in ZC 28. On quasi-Frobenius semigroup algebras 29. Twisted loop algebras and Galois cohomology 30. Presentation of the group of units of ZD 31. Engel theorem for Jordan rational group algebras.

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Book SynopsisEasily accessible Includes recent developments Assumes very little knowledge of differentiable manifolds and functional analysis Particular emphasis on topics related to mirror symmetry (SUSY, Kaehler-Einstein metrics, Tian-Todorov lemma)Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "The book under review provides an introduction to the contemporary theory of compact complex manifolds, with a particular emphasis on Kähler manifolds in their various aspects and applications. As the author points out in the preface, the text is based on a two-semester course taught in 2001/2002 at the University of Cologne, Germany. Having been designed for third-year students, the aim of the course was to acquaint beginners in the field with some basic concepts, fundamental techniques, and important results in the theory of compact complex manifolds, without being neither too basic nor too sketchy. Also, as complex geometry has undergone tremendous developments during the past five decades, and become an indispensable framework in modern mathematical physics, the author has tried to teach the subject in such a way that would enable the students to understand the more recent developments in the field, too, up to some of the fascinating aspects of the stunning interplay between complex geometry and quantum field theory in theoretical physics. The present text, as an outgrowth of this special course in complex geometry, does evidently reflect these emphatic intentions of the author's in a masterly manner. Keeping the prerequisites from complex analysis and differential geometry to an absolute minimum, he provides a streamlined introduction to the theory of compact complex manifolds and Kählerian geometry, with many outlooks and applications, but without trying to be encyclopedic or panoramic. without trying to be encyclopedic or panoramic. As to the precise contents, the text consists of six chapters and two appendices. [...] The author has added two general appendices at the end of the book. Those aremeant to help the unexperienced reader to recall a few basic concepts and facts from differential geometry, Hodge theory on differentiable manifolds, sheaf theory, and sheaf cohomology. This very user-friendly service makes the entire introductory text more comfortable for less seasoned students, perhaps also for interested and mathematically less experienced physicists, although the author does not claim absolute self-containedness of the book. The entire text comes with a wealth of enlightening examples, historical remarks, comments and hints for further reading, outlooks to other directions of research, and numerous exercises after each section. The exercises are far from being bland and often quite demanding, but they should be mastered by ambitious and attentive readers, in the last resort after additional reading. Finally, there is a very rich bibliography of 118 references, also from the very recent research literature, which the author profusely refers to throughout the entire text. The whole exposition captivates by its clarity, profundity, versality, and didactical strategy, which lead the reader right to the more advanced literature in complex geometry as well as to the forefront of research in geometry and its applications to mathematical physics. No doubt, this book is an outstanding introduction to modern complex geometry." KIeinert (Berlin), Zentralblatt für Mathematik 1055 (2005) This is a very interesting and nice book. It provides a clear and deep introduction about complex geometry, namely the study of complex manifolds. These are differentiable manifolds endowed with the additional datum of a complex structure that is more rigid than the geometrical structures used in differential geometry. Complex geometry is on the crossroad of algebraic and differential geometry. Complex geometry is also becoming a stimulating and useful tool for theoretical physicists working in string theory and conformal field theory. The physicist, will be very glad to discover the interplay between complex geometry and supersymmetry and mirror symmetry. The book begins by explaining the local theory and all you need to understand the global structure of complex manifolds. Then we get an introduction to the complex manifolds as such, where the reader can progressively perceive the difference between real manifolds and complex ones. Then he gets an account of the theory of Kälher manifolds. And the physicist will be glad to find therein a first step on the road going from complex geometry to conformal field theory and supersymmetry. One chapter is dedicated to the study of holomorphic vector bundles (connections, curvature, Chern classes). In this context, the reader will clarify the relations between Riemannian and Kälher geometries. With all this stuff it is then possible to focus on some applications of cohomology. This leads to a nice introduction to the famous Hirzebruch-Riemann-Roch theorem and to Kodaira vanishing and embedding theorems. The last chapter of the book tackles the very important topics of deformations of complex structures. This chapter will be interesting especially for readers that are studying Calabi-Yau manifolds and mirror symmetries. The main text of the book is completed by two pedagogical appendices. One about Hodge theory and the other about sheaf cohomology. Thus this beautiful textbook will be very interesting for both pure mathematicians and theoretical physicists working in recent domains of field theory. It can be used by students or scientists for a first introduction in this field. It is always very accessible and the reader will find a detailed account of the basic concepts and many well-chosen exercises that illustrate the theory. Many illuminating examples help the reader in the understanding of all fundamental notions. I could certainly recommend this textbook to my students attending my lectures on differential geometry. Professor Dominique LAMBERT, University of Namur; Department « sciences, philosophies et sociétés » Rue de Bruxelles 61 B-5000 Namur Belgium "As complex geometry has undergone tremendous developments … the author has tried to teach the subject in such a way that would enable the students to understand the more recent developments in the field … . This very user-friendly … more comfortable for less seasoned students … . The entire text comes with a wealth of enlightening examples, historical remarks, comments and hints … . Finally, there is a very rich bibliography … . The whole exposition captivates by its clarity, profundity, versality, and didactical strategy … . an outstanding introduction to modern complex geometry." (Werner Kleinert, Zentralblatt Math, Vol. 1055, 2005) "The book contains detailed accounts of the basic concepts and the many exercises illustrate the theory. Appendices to various chapters allow an outlook to recent research directions." (L’Enseignment Mathematique, Vol. 50 (3-4), 2004) "This is the book that a generation of complex geometers will wish had existed when they first learned the subject, and that the next generation of geometers will surely use. … Inserted into the standard material are some excellent appendices to stimulate interest and further reading … . the reader learning the basic material is brought quickly and often to some fascinating areas of current research. Exercises introduce many examples … . The result is an excellent course in complex geometry." (Richard P. Thomas, Mathematical Reviews, 2005h) "The book is based on a year course on complex geometry and its interaction with Riemannian geometry. It prepares a basic ground for a study of complex geometry as well as for understanding ideas coming recently from string theory. … The book is a very good introduction to the subject and can be very useful both for mathematicians and mathematical physicists." (EMS Newsletter, June, 2005) "The book under review is a textbook, based on a 2-semester course to third year undergraduates in the University of Cologne. … In the UK I think the book would be regarded as more suitable for a masters’ level course for students well versed in standard complex analysis and differential geometry." (Peter Giblin, The Mathematical Gazette, Vol. 91 (520), 2007)Table of ContentsLocal Theory.- Complex Manifolds.- Kähler Manifolds.- Vector Bundles.- Applications of Cohomology.- Deformations of Complex Structures.

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Book SynopsisProvides an easy to understand mathematical tool set for professionals an students in electromagnetic study Non-axiomatic, non-challenging, less formal tutorial approach on the subject Includes appendices with reference material that includes a helpful glossary of terms .Trade Review"This book will benefit scientists and engineers who use electromagnetic theory in the course of their work.” (Zentralblatt MATH, 1 May 2013)Table of ContentsPreface xi Reading Guide xv 1. Introduction 1 2. A Quick Tour of Geometric Algebra 7 2.1 The Basic Rules of a Geometric Algebra 16 2.2 3D Geometric Algebra 17 2.3 Developing the Rules 19 2.3.1 General Rules 20 2.3.2 3D 21 2.3.3 The Geometric Interpretation of Inner and Outer Products 22 2.4 Comparison with Traditional 3D Tools 24 2.5 New Possibilities 24 2.6 Exercises 26 3. Applying the Abstraction 27 3.1 Space and Time 27 3.2 Electromagnetics 28 3.2.1 The Electromagnetic Field 28 3.2.2 Electric and Magnetic Dipoles 30 3.3 The Vector Derivative 32 3.4 The Integral Equations 34 3.5 The Role of the Dual 36 3.6 Exercises 37 4. Generalization 39 4.1 Homogeneous and Inhomogeneous Multivectors 40 4.2 Blades 40 4.3 Reversal 42 4.4 Maximum Grade 43 4.5 Inner and Outer Products Involving a Multivector 44 4.6 Inner and Outer Products between Higher Grades 48 4.7 Summary So Far 50 4.8 Exercises 51 5. (3+1)D Electromagnetics 55 5.1 The Lorentz Force 55 5.2 Maxwell’s Equations in Free Space 56 5.3 Simplifi ed Equations 59 5.4 The Connection between the Electric and Magnetic Fields 60 5.5 Plane Electromagnetic Waves 64 5.6 Charge Conservation 68 5.7 Multivector Potential 69 5.7.1 The Potential of a Moving Charge 70 5.8 Energy and Momentum 76 5.9 Maxwell’s Equations in Polarizable Media 78 5.9.1 Boundary Conditions at an Interface 84 5.10 Exercises 88 6. Review of (3+1)D 91 7. Introducing Spacetime 97 7.1 Background and Key Concepts 98 7.2 Time as a Vector 102 7.3 The Spacetime Basis Elements 104 7.3.1 Spatial and Temporal Vectors 106 7.4 Basic Operations 109 7.5 Velocity 111 7.6 Different Basis Vectors and Frames 112 7.7 Events and Histories 115 7.7.1 Events 115 7.7.2 Histories 115 7.7.3 Straight-Line Histories and Their Time Vectors 116 7.7.4 Arbitrary Histories 119 7.8 The Spacetime Form of ∇ 121 7.9 Working with Vector Differentiation 123 7.10 Working without Basis Vectors 124 7.11 Classifi cation of Spacetime Vectors and Bivectors 126 7.12 Exercises 127 8. Relating Spacetime to (3+1)D 129 8.1 The Correspondence between the Elements 129 8.1.1 The Even Elements of Spacetime 130 8.1.2 The Odd Elements of Spacetime 131 8.1.3 From (3+1)D to Spacetime 132 8.2 Translations in General 133 8.2.1 Vectors 133 8.2.2 Bivectors 135 8.2.3 Trivectors 136 8.3 Introduction to Spacetime Splits 137 8.4 Some Important Spacetime Splits 140 8.4.1 Time 140 8.4.2 Velocity 141 8.4.3 Vector Derivatives 142 8.4.4 Vector Derivatives of General Multivectors 144 8.5 What Next? 144 8.6 Exercises 145 9. Change of Basis Vectors 147 9.1 Linear Transformations 147 9.2 Relationship to Geometric Algebras 149 9.3 Implementing Spatial Rotations and the Lorentz Transformation 150 9.4 Lorentz Transformation of the Basis Vectors 153 9.5 Lorentz Transformation of the Basis Bivectors 155 9.6 Transformation of the Unit Scalar and Pseudoscalar 156 9.7 Reverse Lorentz Transformation 156 9.8 The Lorentz Transformation with Vectors in Component Form 158 9.8.1 Transformation of a Vector versus a Transformation of Basis 158 9.8.2 Transformation of Basis for Any Given Vector 162 9.9 Dilations 165 9.10 Exercises 166 10. Further Spacetime Concepts 169 10.1 Review of Frames and Time Vectors 169 10.2 Frames in General 171 10.3 Maps and Grids 173 10.4 Proper Time 175 10.5 Proper Velocity 176 10.6 Relative Vectors and Paravectors 178 10.6.1 Geometric Interpretation of the Spacetime Split 179 10.6.2 Relative Basis Vectors 183 10.6.3 Evaluating Relative Vectors 185 10.6.4 Relative Vectors Involving Parameters 188 10.6.5 Transforming Relative Vectors and Paravectors to a Different Frame 190 10.7 Frame-Dependent versus Frame-Independent Scalars 192 10.8 Change of Basis for Any Object in Component Form 194 10.9 Velocity as Seen in Different Frames 196 10.10 Frame-Free Form of the Lorentz Transformation 200 10.11 Exercises 202 11. Application of the Spacetime Geometric Algebra to Basic Electromagnetics 203 11.1 The Vector Potential and Some Spacetime Splits 204 11.2 Maxwell’s Equations in Spacetime Form 208 11.2.1 Maxwell’s Free Space or Microscopic Equation 208 11.2.2 Maxwell’s Equations in Polarizable Media 210 11.3 Charge Conservation and the Wave Equation 212 11.4 Plane Electromagnetic Waves 213 11.5 Transformation of the Electromagnetic Field 217 11.5.1 A General Spacetime Split for F 217 11.5.2 Maxwell’s Equation in a Different Frame 219 11.5.3 Transformation of F by Replacement of Basis Elements 221 11.5.4 The Electromagnetic Field of a Plane Wave Under a Change of Frame 223 11.6 Lorentz Force 224 11.7 The Spacetime Approach to Electrodynamics 227 11.8 The Electromagnetic Field of a Moving Point Charge 232 11.8.1 General Spacetime Form of a Charge’s Electromagnetic Potential 232 11.8.2 Electromagnetic Potential of a Point Charge in Uniform Motion 234 11.8.3 Electromagnetic Field of a Point Charge in Uniform Motion 237 11.9 Exercises 240 12. The Electromagnetic Field of a Point Charge Undergoing Acceleration 243 12.1 Working with Null Vectors 243 12.2 Finding F for a Moving Point Charge 248 12.3 Frad in the Charge’s Rest Frame 252 12.4 Frad in the Observer’s Rest Frame 254 12.5 Exercises 258 13. Conclusion 259 14. Appendices 265 14.1 Glossary 265 14.2 Axial versus True Vectors 273 14.3 Complex Numbers and the 2D Geometric Algebra 274 14.4 The Structure of Vector Spaces and Geometric Algebras 275 14.4.1 A Vector Space 275 14.4.2 A Geometric Algebra 275 14.5 Quaternions Compared 281 14.6 Evaluation of an Integral in Equation (5.14) 283 14.7 Formal Derivation of the Spacetime Vector Derivative 284 References 287 Further Reading 291 Index 293 The IEEE Press Series on Electromagnetic Wave Theory

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Book SynopsisThe author introduced the concept of a "local system" on P1-{a finite set of points} nearly 140 years ago. His idea was to study nth order linear differential equations by studying the rank n local systems (of local holomorphic solutions) to which they gave rise.Trade Review"It is clear that this book presents highly important new views and results on the classical theory of complex linear differential equations."--Zentralblatt fur MathematikTable of Contents* First results on rigid local systems * The theory of middle concolution * Fourier Transform and rigidity * Middle concolution: dependence on parameters * Structure of rigid local systems * Existence algorithms for rigids * Diophantine aspects of rigidity * rigids

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Book SynopsisDescribes some major advances made in algebraic topology, centering on the nilpotence and periodicity theorems. This book begins with some elementary concepts of homotopy theory that are needed to state the problem. The latter portion provides specialists with a coherent and rigorous account of the proofs.Trade Review"Familiarity with the material of this book is essential for any a serious homotopy theorist... [The author's] important role in the developments will ensure that [this book] will remain an important source for some time."--Bulletin of the London Mathematical SocietyTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. xiii*Chapter 1. The main theorems, pg. 1*Chapter 2. Homotopy groups and the chromatic filtration, pg. 11*Chapter 3. MU-theory and formal group laws, pg. 25*Chapter 4. Morava's orbit picture and Morava stabilizer groups, pg. 37*Chapter 5. The thick subcategory theorem, pg. 45*Chapter 6. The periodicity theorem, pg. 53*Chapter 7. Bousfield localization and equivalence, pg. 69*Chapter 8. The proofs of the localization, smash product and chromatic convergence theorems, pg. 81*Chapter 9. The proof of the nilpotence theorem, pg. 99*Appendix A. Some tools from homotopy theory, pg. 119*Appendix B. Complex bordism and BP-theory, pg. 145*Appendix C. Some idempotents associated with the symmetric group, pg. 183*Bibliography, pg. 195*Index, pg. 205

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"John Milnor, Winner of the 2011 Abel Prize from the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters""John Willard Milnor, Winner of the 2011 Leroy P. Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement, American Mathematical Society"Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. v*Contents, pg. vii* 1. Smooth Manifolds, pg. 1* 2. Vector Bundles, pg. 13* 3. Constructing New Vector Bundles Out of Old, pg. 25* 4. Stiefel-Whitney Classes, pg. 37* 5. Grassmann Manifolds and Universal Bundles, pg. 55* 6. A Cell Structure for Grassmann Manifolds, pg. 73* 7. The Cohomology Ring H*(Gn; Z/2), pg. 83* 8. Existence of Stiefel-Whitney Classes, pg. 89* 9. Oriented Bundles and the Euler Class, pg. 95* 10. The Thom Isomorphism Theorem, pg. 105* 11. Computations in a Smooth Manifold, pg. 115* 12. Obstructions, pg. 139* 13. Complex Vector Bundles and Complex Manifolds, pg. 149* 14. Chern Classes, pg. 155* 15. Pontrjagin Classes, pg. 173* 16. Chern Numbers and Pontrjagin Numbers, pg. 183* 17. The Oriented Cobordism Ring OMEGA*, pg. 199* 18. Thom Spaces and Transversality, pg. 205* 19. Multiplicative Sequences and the Signature Theorem, pg. 219* 20. Combinatorial Pontrjagin Classes, pg. 231*Epilogue, pg. 249*Appendix A: Singular Homology and Cohomology, pg. 257*Appendix B: Bernoulli Numbers, pg. 281*Appendix C: Connections, Curvature, and Characteristic Classes, pg. 289*Bibliography, pg. 315*Index, pg. 325

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Book SynopsisResolution of singularities is a powerful and frequently used tool in algebraic geometry. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the characteristic 0 case. It describes more than a dozen proofs for curves, many based on the original papers of Newton, Riemann, and Noether.Trade Review"Throughout his lectures, Kollar uses plenty of motivations and examples, and the text is very readable. Any graduate student or mathematicians who wishes to learn about the subject would be well-served to use this book as a starting point."--Darren Glass, MAA Review "People are already using this book. I am using this book now. I expect it will be used well into the future."--Dan Abramovich, Mathematical Reviews "The book will be an invaluable tool not only for graduate student, but also for algebraic geometers. Mathematicians working in different fields will also enjoy the clarity of the exposition and the wealth of ideas included. This will become, I'm sure, as it happened to most books in this series, one of the classics of modern mathematics."--Paul Blaga, MathematicaTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Chapter 1. Resolution for Curves 5 1.1. Newton's method of rotating rulers 5 1.2. The Riemann surface of an algebraic function 9 1.3. The Albanese method using projections 12 1.4. Normalization using commutative algebra 20 1.5. Infinitely near singularities 26 1.6. Embedded resolution, I: Global methods 32 1.7. Birational transforms of plane curves 35 1.8. Embedded resolution, II: Local methods 44 1.9. Principalization of ideal sheaves 48 1.10. Embedded resolution, III: Maximal contact 51 1.11. Hensel's lemma and the Weierstrass preparation theorem 52 1.12. Extensions of K((t)) and algebroid curves 58 1.13. Blowing up 1-dimensional rings 61 Chapter 2. Resolution for Surfaces 67 2.1. Examples of resolutions 68 2.2. The minimal resolution 73 2.3. The Jungian method 80 2.4. Cyclic quotient singularities 83 2.5. The Albanese method using projections 89 2.6. Resolving double points, char 6= 2 97 2.7. Embedded resolution using Weierstrass' theorem 101 2.8. Review of multiplicities 110 Chapter 3. Strong Resolution in Characteristic Zero 117 3.1. What is a good resolution algorithm? 119 3.2. Examples of resolutions 126 3.3. Statement of the main theorems 134 3.4. Plan of the proof 151 3.5. Birational transforms and marked ideals 159 3.6. The inductive setup of the proof 162 3.7. Birational transform of derivatives 167 3.8. Maximal contact and going down 170 3.9. Restriction of derivatives and going up 172 3.10. Uniqueness of maximal contact 178 3.11. Tuning of ideals 183 3.12. Order reduction for ideals 186 3.13. Order reduction for marked ideals 192 Bibliography 197 Index 203

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Book SynopsisModular forms are tremendously important in various areas of mathematics, from number theory and algebraic geometry to combinatorics and lattices. This title gives an algorithm for computing coefficients of modular forms of level one in polynomial time.Trade Review"The book is well written and provides sufficient detail and reminders about the big picture. It gives a nice exposition of the material involved and should be accessible to graduate students or researchers with a sufficient background in number theory and algebraic geometry."--Jeremy A. Rouse, Mathematical Reviews ClippingsTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Preface, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. x*Author information, pg. xi*Dependencies between the chapters, pg. xii*Chapter 1. Introduction, main results, context, pg. 1*Chapter 2. Modular curves, modular forms, lattices, Galois representations, pg. 29*Chapter 3. First description of the algorithms, pg. 69*Chapter 4. Short introduction to heights and Arakelov theory, pg. 79*Chapter 5. Computing complex zeros of polynomials and power series, pg. 95*Chapter 6. Computations with modular forms and Galois representations, pg. 129*Chapter 7. Polynomials for projective representations of level one forms, pg. 159*Chapter 8. Description of X1(5l), pg. 173*Chapter 9. Applying Arakelov theory, pg. 187*Chapter 10. An upper bound for Green functions on Riemann surfaces, pg. 203*Chapter 11. Bounds for Arakelov invariants of modular curves, pg. 217*Chapter 12. Approximating Vf over the complex numbers, pg. 257*Chapter 13. Computing Vf modulo p, pg. 337*Chapter 14. Computing the residual Galois representations, pg. 371*Chapter 15. Computing coefficients of modular forms, pg. 383*Epilogue, pg. 399*Bibliography, pg. 403*Index, pg. 423

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