1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910494636203321

Autore

Dinero Steven C.

Titolo

Living on thin ice : the Gwich'in in natives of Alaska / / Steven C. Dinero

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-78533-162-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

305.897/20798

Soggetti

Gwich'in Indians - Social conditions - Alaska - Arctic Village

Gwich'in Indians - Ethnic identity

Electronic books.

Arctic Village (Alaska) Economic conditions

Arctic Village (Alaska) Environmental conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996418200003316

Autore

Gouvêa Fernando Q

Titolo

p-adic Numbers [[electronic resource] ] : An Introduction / / by Fernando Q. Gouvêa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-47295-7

Edizione

[3rd ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 366 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Universitext

Disciplina

512.74

Soggetti

Number theory

Algebra

Field theory (Physics)

Mathematical analysis

Analysis (Mathematics)

Number Theory

Field Theory and Polynomials

Analysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1 Apéritif -- 2 Foundations -- 3 The p-adic Numbers -- 4 Exploring ℚp -- 5 Elementary Analysis in ℚp -- 6 Vector Spaces and Field Extensions -- 7 Analysis in ℂp -- 8 Fun With Your New Head -- A Sage and GP: A (Very) Quick Introduction -- B Hints and Comments on the Problems -- C A Brief Glance at the Literature -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

There are numbers of all kinds: rational, real, complex, p-adic, and more. The p-adic numbers are not as well known as the others, but they play a fundamental role in number theory and in other parts of mathematics, capturing information related to a chosen prime number p. They also allow us to use methods from calculus and analysis to obtain results in algebra and number theory. This book is an elementary introduction to p-adic numbers. Most other books on the subject are written for more advanced students; this book provides an entryway to the subject for students with an undergraduate mathematics education. Readers who want to have an idea of and



appreciation for the subject will probably find what they need in this book. Readers on the way to becoming experts can begin here before moving on to more advanced texts. This third edition has been thoroughly revised to correct mistakes, make the exposition clearer, and call attention to significant aspects that are usually reserved for advanced books. The most important addition is the integration of mathematical software for computations with p-adic numbers and functions. A final chapter includes a selection of problems for further exploration. From the reviews of the first and second editions: "Perhaps the most suitable text for beginners" - The Mathematical Gazette "This text perfectly fulfills what it proposes" - Mathematical Reviews "An extraordinarily nice manner to introduce the uninitiated to the subject" - Mededelingen van het wiskundig genootschap "If I had to recommend one book on the subject to a student – or even to a fully grown mathematician ...– it would still be this book" - MAA Reviews.