Transcendental Numbers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781493908318)

1. Liouville's theorem.- 2. Hermite's Theorem.- 3. Lindemann's theorem.- 4. The Lindemann-Weierstrass theorem.- 5. The maximum modulus principle.- 6. Siegel's lemma.- 7. The six exponentials theorem.- 8. Estimates for derivatives.- 9. The Schneider-Lang theorem.- 10. Elliptic functions.- 11. Transcendental values of elliptic functions.- 12. Periods and quasiperiods.- 13. Transcendental values of some elliptic integrals.- 14. The modular invariant.- 15. Transcendental values of the j-function.- 16. More elliptic integrals.- 17. Transcendental values of Eisenstein series.- 18. Elliptic integrals and hypergeometric series.- 19. Baker's theorem.- 20. Some applications of Baker's theorem.- 21. Schanuel's conjecture.- 22. Transcendental values of some Dirichlet series.- 23. Proof of the Baker-Birch-Wirsing theorem.- 24. Transcendence of some infinite series.- 25. Linear independence of values of Dirichlet L-functions.- 26. Transcendence of values of modular forms.- 27. Transcendence of values of class group L-functions.- 28. Periods, multiple zeta functions and (3).

Author: M. Ram Murty, Purusottam Rath
ISBN-10: 1493908316
ISBN-13: 9781493908318
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 06/25/2014
Pages: 217
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.49d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2015 pg. 846