An exciting approach to the history and mathematics of number theory & ldquo;. . . the author & rsquo;s style is totally lucid and very easy to read . . .the result is indeed a wonderful story. & rdquo; & mdash; Mathematical Reviews Written in a unique and accessible style for r…
From Fermat to Gauss -- Class field theory -- Complex multiplication -- Additional topics.
"Written in a unique and accessible style for readers of varied mathematical backgrounds, the Second Edition of Primes of the Form p = x2+ ny2 details the history behind how Pierre de Fermat's work ultimately gave birth to quadratic reciprocity and the genus theory of quadratic …
"Written in a unique and accessible style for readers of varied mathematical backgrounds, the Second Edition of Primes of the Form p = x2+ ny2 details the history behind how Pierre de Fermat's work ultimately gave birth to quadratic reciprocity and the genus theory of quadratic …
An exciting approach to the history and mathematics of number theory ". . . the author's style is totally lucid and very easy to read . . .the result is indeed a wonderful story." {u2013} Mathematical Reviews Written in a unique and accessible style for readers of varied mathema…
The basic question of the whole book, which we formulate as follows: Basic Question 0.1. Given a positive integer n, which primes p can be expressed in the form p = x² + ny² where x and y are integers? This book has several goals. The first, to answer the basic question, has alr…
