Solving the Pell equation (Record no. 379144)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781441927477
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 513.72
Item number J2S6
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Jacobson, Michael J.
9 (RLIN) 268362
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Solving the Pell equation
Statement of responsibility, etc. Jacobson, Michael J.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Springer
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2010
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xx, 495 p.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price type code Euro
Price amount 54.95
440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE
Title CMS Books in Mathematics
9 (RLIN) 268363
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Describes modern (and surprising) applications to cryptography<br/> Includes the most recent advances, with a deeper approach than any other book<br/> Hugh Williams is Canada’s most famous computational number theorist who has published close to 200 articles in top journals<br/> Michael Jacobson is the known expert on subexponential methods, and a former student of Hugh Williams<br/> Both authors are recognized as outstanding expositors<br/><br/>Pell's equation is a very simple, yet fundamental Diophantine equation which is believed to have been known to mathematicians for over 2000 years. Because of its popularity, the Pell equation is often discussed in textbooks and recreational books concerning elementary number theory, but usually not in much depth. This book provides a modern and deeper approach to the problem of solving the Pell equation. The main component of this will be computational techniques, but in the process of deriving these it will be necessary to develop the corresponding theory.<br/><br/> <br/><br/>One objective of this book is to provide a less intimidating introduction for senior undergraduates and others with the same level of preparedness to the delights of algebraic number theory through the medium of a mathematical object that has fascinated people since the time of Archimedes. To achieve this, this work is made accessible to anyone with some knowledge of elementary number theory and abstract algebra. Many references and notes are provided for those who wish to follow up on various topics, and the authors also describe some rather surprising applications to cryptography.<br/><br/> <br/><br/>The intended audience is number theorists, both professional and amateur, and students, but we wish to emphasize that this is not intended to be a textbook; its focus is much too narrow for that. It could, however be used as supplementary reading for students enrolled in a second course in number theory.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Pell's equation
650 07 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Diophantische Gleichung
650 07 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Kettenbruch
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Williams, Hugh C.
9 (RLIN) 268367
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        Non-fiction Ahmedabad Ahmedabad   08/01/2014 13 3938.82   513.72 J2S6 180933 08/01/2014 4923.52 03/01/2014 Book

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