This book offers a self-contained exposition of local class field theory, serving as a second course on Galois theory. It opens with a discussion of several fundamental topics in algebra, such as profinite groups, p-adic fields, semisimple algebras and their modules, and homological algebra with the example of group cohomology. The book culminates with the description of the abelian extensions of local number fields, as well as the celebrated Kronecker–Weber theory, in both the local and global cases. The material will find use across disciplines, including number theory, representation theory, algebraic geometry, and algebraic topology. Written for beginning graduate students and advanced undergraduates, this book can be used in the classroom or for independent study.
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Part I. Preliminaries: 1. Kummer theory; 2. Local number fields; 3. Tools from topology; 4. The multiplicative structure of local number fields; Part II. Brauer Groups: 5. Skewfields, algebras, and modules; 6. Central simple algebras; 7. Combinatorial constructions; 8. The Brauer group of a local number field; Part III. Galois Cohomology: 9. Ext and Tor; 10. Group cohomology; 11. Hilbert 90; 12. Finer structure; Part IV. Class Field Theory: 13. Local class field theory; 14. An introduction to number fields.
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'This masterly written introductory course in number theory and Galois cohomology fills a gap in the literature. Readers will find a complete and nevertheless very accessible treatment of local class field theory and, along the way, comprehensive introductions to topics of independent interest such as Brauer groups or Galois cohomology. Pierre Guillot's book succeeds at presenting these topics in remarkable depth while avoiding the pitfalls of maximal generality. Undoubtedly a precious resource for students of Galois theory.' Olivier Wittenberg, École normale supérieure
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A self-contained exposition of local class field theory for students in advanced algebra.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781108421775
Publisert
2018-11-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
690 gr
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
180 mm
Dybde
22 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
306

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Biographical note

Pierre Guillot is a lecturer at the Université de Strasbourg and a researcher at the Institut de Recherche Mathématique Avancée (IRMA). He has authored numerous research papers in the areas of algebraic geometry, algebraic topology, quantum algebra, knot theory, combinatorics, the theory of Grothendieck's dessins d'enfants, and Galois cohomology.