This is the story of the solving of a puzzle that has confounded mathematicians since the 17th century, but which every child can understand. It includes the fascinating story of Andrew Wiles who finally cracked the code.
This EOK is called the Néron model of E. Let F be an algebraic closure of the residue field of OK. (2) If E has good reduction ... a prime element of K. Then, the Néron model EOK of the base change E ⊗K K is the base change ofE ⊗K OK.
The extraordinary story of the solving of a puzzle that has confounded mathematicians since the 17th century.
The book also covers in detail the application of Kummers theory to quadratic integers and relates this to Gauss'theory of binary quadratic forms, an interesting and important connection that is not explored in any other book.
From formulas devised from the farmers of ancient Babylonia to the dramatic proof of Fermat's theorem in 1993, this extraordinary work takes us along on an exhilarating intellectual treasure hunt.
The book also covers in detail the application of Kummers theory to quadratic integers and relates this to Gauss'theory of binary quadratic forms, an interesting and important connection that is not explored in any other book.
The story of a puzzle that every child can understand but has baffled mathematicians for 300 years.