Overview

There are numbers of all kinds: rational, real, complex, p-adic. The p-adic numbers are less well known than the others, but they play a fundamental role in number theory and in other parts of mathematics. This elementary introduction offers a broad understanding of p-adic numbers. From the reviews: ""It is perhaps the most suitable text for beginners, and I shall definitely recommend it to anyone who asks me what a p-adic number is."" --THE MATHEMATICAL GAZETTE

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Author:   Fernando Quadros Gouvea
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2nd ed. 1997. Corr. 3rd printing 2003
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.980kg
ISBN:  

9783540629115

ISBN 10:   3540629114
Pages:   306
Publication Date:   22 May 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9783030472948
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

1 Aperitif.- 1 Aperitif.- 1.1 Hensel's Analogy.- 1.2 Solving Congruences Modulopn.- 1.3 Other Examples.- 2 Foundations.- 2.1 Absolute Values on a Field.- 2.2 Basic Properties.- 2.3 Topology.- 2.4 Algebra.- 3 p-adic Numbers.- 3.1 Absolute Values on ?.- 3.2 Completions.- 3.3 Exploring ?p.- 3.4 Hensel's Lemma.- 3.5 Local and Global.- 4 Elementary Analysis in ?p.- 4.1 Sequences and Series.- 4.2 Functions, Continuity, Derivatives.- 4.3 Power Series.- 4.4 Functions Defined by Power Series.- 4.5 Some Elementary Functions.- 4.6 Interpolation.- 5 Vector Spaces and Field Extensions.- 5.1 Normed Vector Spaces over Complete Valued Fields.- 5.2 Finite-dimensional Normed Vector Spaces.- 5.3 Finite Field Extensions.- 5.4 Properties of Finite Extensions.- 5.5 Analysis.- 5.6 Example: Adjoining a p-th Root of Unity.- 5.7 On to ?.- 6 Analysis in ?p.- 6.1 Almost Everything Extends.- 6.2 Deeper Results on Polynomials and Power Series.- 6.3 Entire Functions.- 6.4 Newton Polygons.- 6.5 Problems.- A Hints and Comments on the Problems.- B A Brief Glance at the Literature.- B.1 Texts.- B.2 Software.- B.3 Other Books.

Reviews

From the reviews: This is a well-written introduction to the world of p-adic numbers. The reader is led into the rich structure of the fields Qp and Cp in a beautiful balance between analytic and algebraic aspects. The overall conclusion is simple: an extraordinarily nice manner to introduce the uninitiated to the subject. Not only giving the background necessary to pursue the matter, but doing it in such a way that a healthy 'hands-on experience'is generated in the process. Mededelingen van het wiskundig genootschap It is perhaps the most suitable text for beginners, and I shall definitely recommend it to anyone who asks me what a p-adic number is. The Mathematical GazetteFrom the reviews of the second edition: If I had to recommend one book on the subject to a student - or even to a fully grown mathematician who had never played with p-adic numbers before - it would still be this book. ... Gouvea has succeeded admirably in taking a topic that is not standard in the undergraduate mathematics curriculum and writing a book accessible to undergraduates that allows its reader to play with some intriguing mathematics and explore a topic which is both fun and important. (Darren Glass, The Mathematical Association of America, January, 2011)

From the reviews: This is a well-written introduction to the world of p-adic numbers. The reader is led into the rich structure of the fields Qp and Cp in a beautiful balance between analytic and algebraic aspects. The overall conclusion is simple: an extraordinarily nice manner to introduce the uninitiated to the subject. Not only giving the background necessary to pursue the matter, but doing it in such a way that a healthy 'hands-on experience'is generated in the process. Mededelingen van het wiskundig genootschap <br> It is perhaps the most suitable text for beginners, and I shall definitely recommend it to anyone who asks me what a p-adic number is. The Mathematical Gazette

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