A Course in p-adic Analysis

A Course in p-adic Analysis
Author: Alain M. Robert
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2013-04-17
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1475732546

Discovered at the turn of the 20th century, p-adic numbers are frequently used by mathematicians and physicists. This text is a self-contained presentation of basic p-adic analysis with a focus on analytic topics. It offers many features rarely treated in introductory p-adic texts such as topological models of p-adic spaces inside Euclidian space, a special case of Hazewinkel’s functional equation lemma, and a treatment of analytic elements.

$p$-adic Analysis Compared with Real

$p$-adic Analysis Compared with Real
Author: Svetlana Katok
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2007
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 082184220X

The book gives an introduction to $p$-adic numbers from the point of view of number theory, topology, and analysis. Compared to other books on the subject, its novelty is both a particularly balanced approach to these three points of view and an emphasis on topics accessible to undergraduates. in addition, several topics from real analysis and elementary topology which are not usually covered in undergraduate courses (totally disconnected spaces and Cantor sets, points of discontinuity of maps and the Baire Category Theorem, surjectivity of isometries of compact metric spaces) are also included in the book. They will enhance the reader's understanding of real analysis and intertwine the real and $p$-adic contexts of the book. The book is based on an advanced undergraduate course given by the author. The choice of the topic was motivated by the internal beauty of the subject of $p$-adic analysis, an unusual one in the undergraduate curriculum, and abundant opportunities to compare it with its much more familiar real counterpart. The book includes a large number of exercises. Answers, hints, and solutions for most of them appear at the end of the book. Well written, with obvious care for the reader, the book can be successfully used in a topic course or for self-study.

p-adic Numbers

p-adic Numbers
Author: Fernando Q. Gouvea
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3662222787

p-adic numbers are of great theoretical importance in number theory, since they allow the use of the language of analysis to study problems relating toprime numbers and diophantine equations. Further, they offer a realm where one can do things that are very similar to classical analysis, but with results that are quite unusual. The book should be of use to students interested in number theory, but at the same time offers an interesting example of the many connections between different parts of mathematics. The book strives to be understandable to an undergraduate audience. Very little background has been assumed, and the presentation is leisurely. There are many problems, which should help readers who are working on their own (a large appendix with hints on the problem is included). Most of all, the book should offer undergraduates exposure to some interesting mathematics which is off the beaten track. Those who will later specialize in number theory, algebraic geometry, and related subjects will benefit more directly, but all mathematics students can enjoy the book.

p-adic Numbers, p-adic Analysis, and Zeta-Functions

p-adic Numbers, p-adic Analysis, and Zeta-Functions
Author: Neal Koblitz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1461211123

The first edition of this work has become the standard introduction to the theory of p-adic numbers at both the advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate level. This second edition includes a deeper treatment of p-adic functions in Ch. 4 to include the Iwasawa logarithm and the p-adic gamma-function, the rearrangement and addition of some exercises, the inclusion of an extensive appendix of answers and hints to the exercises, as well as numerous clarifications.

Introduction to $p$-adic Analytic Number Theory

Introduction to $p$-adic Analytic Number Theory
Author: M. Ram Murty
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2009-02-09
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821847740

This book is an elementary introduction to $p$-adic analysis from the number theory perspective. With over 100 exercises included, it will acquaint the non-expert to the basic ideas of the theory and encourage the novice to enter this fertile field of research. The main focus of the book is the study of $p$-adic $L$-functions and their analytic properties. It begins with a basic introduction to Bernoulli numbers and continues with establishing the Kummer congruences. These congruences are then used to construct the $p$-adic analog of the Riemann zeta function and $p$-adic analogs of Dirichlet's $L$-functions. Featured is a chapter on how to apply the theory of Newton polygons to determine Galois groups of polynomials over the rational number field. As motivation for further study, the final chapter introduces Iwasawa theory.

p-adic Differential Equations

p-adic Differential Equations
Author: Kiran S. Kedlaya
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 399
Release: 2010-06-10
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1139489208

Over the last 50 years the theory of p-adic differential equations has grown into an active area of research in its own right, and has important applications to number theory and to computer science. This book, the first comprehensive and unified introduction to the subject, improves and simplifies existing results as well as including original material. Based on a course given by the author at MIT, this modern treatment is accessible to graduate students and researchers. Exercises are included at the end of each chapter to help the reader review the material, and the author also provides detailed references to the literature to aid further study.

A Course in p-adic Analysis

A Course in p-adic Analysis
Author: Alain M. Robert
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2000-05-31
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780387986692

Discovered at the turn of the 20th century, p-adic numbers are frequently used by mathematicians and physicists. This text is a self-contained presentation of basic p-adic analysis with a focus on analytic topics. It offers many features rarely treated in introductory p-adic texts such as topological models of p-adic spaces inside Euclidian space, a special case of Hazewinkel’s functional equation lemma, and a treatment of analytic elements.

Ultrametric Calculus

Ultrametric Calculus
Author: W. H. Schikhof
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-01-25
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0521032873

This is an introduction to p-adic analysis which is elementary yet complete and which displays the variety of applications of the subject. Dr Schikhof is able to point out and explain how p-adic and 'real' analysis differ. This approach guarantees the reader quickly becomes acquainted with this equally 'real' analysis and appreciates its relevance. The reader's understanding is enhanced and deepened by the large number of exercises included throughout; these both test the reader's grasp and extend the text in interesting directions. As a consequence, this book will become a standard reference for professionals (especially in p-adic analysis, number theory and algebraic geometry) and will be welcomed as a textbook for advanced students of mathematics familiar with algebra and analysis.

P-adic Analysis

P-adic Analysis
Author: Neal Koblitz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 171
Release: 1980-11-28
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0521280605

An introduction to recent work in the theory of numbers and its interrelation with algebraic geometry and analysis.