Algorithmic Number Theory: Lattices, Number Fields, Curves and Cryptography (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521808545)

Number theory is one of the oldest and most appealing areas of mathematics. Computation has always played a role in number theory, a role which has increased dramatically in the last 20 or 30 years, both because of the advent of modern computers, and because of the discovery of surprising and powerful algorithms. As a consequence, algorithmic number theory has gradually emerged as an important and distinct field with connections to computer science and cryptography as well as other areas of mathematics. This text provides a comprehensive introduction to algorithmic number theory for beginning graduate students, written by the leading experts in the field. It includes several articles that cover the essential topics in this area, and in addition, there are contributions pointing in broader directions, including cryptography, computational class field theory, zeta functions and L-series, discrete logarithm algorithms, and quantum computing.

Author: J. P. Buhler
ISBN-10: 0521808545
ISBN-13: 9780521808545
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/20/2008
Pages: 664
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.25lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 03/01/2009 pg. 35