Tata Lectures on Theta I

The first of a series of three volumes surveying the theory of theta functions and its significance in the fields of representation theory and algebraic geometry, this volume deals with the basic theory of theta functions in one and several variables, and some of its number theoretic applications. R...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mumford, David
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA Birkhäuser 2007, 2007
Edition:2nd ed. 2007
Series:Modern Birkhäuser Classics
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The first of a series of three volumes surveying the theory of theta functions and its significance in the fields of representation theory and algebraic geometry, this volume deals with the basic theory of theta functions in one and several variables, and some of its number theoretic applications. Requiring no background in advanced algebraic geometry, the text serves as a modern introduction to the subject
Physical Description:XVI, 236 p. 7 illus online resource
ISBN:9780817645779