Field extensions and Galois theory
Originally published in 1984, the principal objective of this book is to make the general theory of field extensions accessible to any reader with a modest background in groups, rings and vector spaces. Galois theory is generally regarded as one of the central and most beautiful parts of algebra and...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
1984
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| Series: | Encyclopedia of mathematics and its applications
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Originally published in 1984, the principal objective of this book is to make the general theory of field extensions accessible to any reader with a modest background in groups, rings and vector spaces. Galois theory is generally regarded as one of the central and most beautiful parts of algebra and its creation marked the culmination of investigations by generations of mathematicians on one of the oldest problems in algebra, the solvability of polynomial equations by radicals |
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| Physical Description: | li, 294 pages digital |
| ISBN: | 9781107340749 |