p-adic differential equations

Over the last 50 years the theory of p-adic differential equations has grown into an active area of research in its own right, and has important applications to number theory and to computer science. This book, the first comprehensive and unified introduction to the subject, improves and simplifies...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kedlaya, Kiran Sridhara
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2010
Series:Cambridge studies in advanced mathematics
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Over the last 50 years the theory of p-adic differential equations has grown into an active area of research in its own right, and has important applications to number theory and to computer science. This book, the first comprehensive and unified introduction to the subject, improves and simplifies existing results as well as including original material. Based on a course given by the author at MIT, this modern treatment is accessible to graduate students and researchers. Exercises are included at the end of each chapter to help the reader review the material, and the author also provides detailed references to the literature to aid further study
Physical Description:xvii, 380 pages digital
ISBN:9780511750922