Binary Quadratic Forms: Classical Theory and Modern Computations - Duncan A. Buell - Livros - Springer-Verlag New York Inc. - 9781461288701 - 26 de setembro de 2011
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Binary Quadratic Forms: Classical Theory and Modern Computations Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989 edition

Duncan A. Buell

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Binary Quadratic Forms: Classical Theory and Modern Computations Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989 edition

The first coherent exposition of the theory of binary quadratic forms was given by Gauss in the Disqnisitiones Arithmeticae. During the nine­ teenth century, as the theory of ideals and the rudiments of algebraic number theory were developed, it became clear that this theory of bi­ nary quadratic forms, so elementary and computationally explicit, was indeed just a special case of a much more elega,nt and abstract theory which, unfortunately, is not computationally explicit. In recent years the original theory has been laid aside. Gauss's proofs, which involved brute force computations that can be done in what is essentially a two­ dimensional vector space, have been dropped in favor of n-dimensional arguments which prove the general theorems of algebraic number the­ ory. In consequence, this elegant, yet pleasantly simple, theory has been neglected even as some of its results have become extremely useful in certain computations. I find this neglect unfortunate, because binary quadratic forms have two distinct attractions. First, the subject involves explicit computa­ tion and many of the computer programs can be quite simple. The use of computers in experimenting with examples is both meaningful and enjoyable; one can actually discover interesting results by com­ puting examples, noticing patterns in the "data," and then proving that the patterns result from the conclusion of some provable theorem.


248 pages, biography

Mídia Livros     Paperback Book   (Livro de capa flexível e brochura)
Lançado 26 de setembro de 2011
ISBN13 9781461288701
Editoras Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Páginas 248
Dimensões 155 × 235 × 13 mm   ·   371 g
Idioma English