Quadratic irrationals : an introduction to classical number theory /

"This work focuses on the number theory of quadratic irrationalities in various forms, including continued fractions, orders in quadratic number fields, and binary quadratic forms. It presents classical results obtained by the famous number theorists Gauss, Legendre, Lagrange, and Dirichlet. Co...

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Main Author: Halter-Koch, Franz, 1944-2023 (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : Chapman and Hall/CRC, [2013]
Series:Monographs and textbooks in pure and applied mathematics.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This work focuses on the number theory of quadratic irrationalities in various forms, including continued fractions, orders in quadratic number fields, and binary quadratic forms. It presents classical results obtained by the famous number theorists Gauss, Legendre, Lagrange, and Dirichlet. Collecting information previously scattered in the literature, the book covers the classical theory of continued fractions, quadratic orders, binary quadratic forms, and class groups based on the concept of a quadratic irrational"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 415 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781466591844
1466591846