Convolution and Equidistribution: Sato-Tate Theorems for Finite-Field Mellin Transforms (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780691153315)

Convolution and Equidistribution explores an important aspect of number theory--the theory of exponential sums over finite fields and their Mellin transforms--from a new, categorical point of view. The book presents fundamentally important results and a plethora of examples, opening up new directions in the subject.

The finite-field Mellin transform (of a function on the multiplicative group of a finite field) is defined by summing that function against variable multiplicative characters. The basic question considered in the book is how the values of the Mellin transform are distributed (in a probabilistic sense), in cases where the input function is suitably algebro-geometric. This question is answered by the book's main theorem, using a mixture of geometric, categorical, and group-theoretic methods.

By providing a new framework for studying Mellin transforms over finite fields, this book opens up a new way for researchers to further explore the subject.

Author: Nicholas M. Katz
ISBN-10: 0691153310
ISBN-13: 9780691153315
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/24/2012
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d