Auxiliary polynomials in number theory /

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Author / Creator:Masser, David William, 1948-
Imprint:Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics ; 207
Cambridge tracts in mathematics ; 207.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13540131
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ISBN:9781316677995
1316677990
9781107448018
1107448018
9781316678176
1316678172
9781316676875
1316676870
9781107061576
1107061571
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-340) and index.
Summary:A unified account of a powerful classical method, illustrated by applications in number theory. Aimed at graduates and professionals.
Other form:Print version: Masser, David William, 1948- Auxiliary polynomials in number theory. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016 9781107061576 1107061571
Table of Contents:
  • Cover ; Half-title ; Series information ; Title page ; Copyright information ; Table of contents ; Introduction; 1 Prologue; 2 Irrationality I; 3 Irrationality II
  • Mahler's Method; 4 Diophantine equations
  • Runge's Method; 5 Irreducibility; 6 Elliptic curves
  • Stepanov's Method; 7 Exponential sums; 8 Irrationality measures I
  • Mahler; 9 Integer-valued entire functions I
  • Pólya; 10 Integer-valued entire functions II
  • Gramain; 11 Transcendence I
  • Mahler; 12 Irrationality measures II
  • Thue; 13 Transcendence II
  • Hermite-Lindemann; 14 Heights; 15 Equidistribution
  • Bilu.
  • 16 Height lower bounds
  • Dobrowolski17 Height upper bounds; 18 Counting
  • Bombieri-Pila; 19 Transcendence III
  • Gelfond-Schneider-Lang; 20 Elliptic functions; 21 Modular functions; 22 Algebraic independence; Appendix: Néron's square root; References; Index.