ENGLISH

The Quadratic Reciprocity Law: A Collection of Classical Proofs

By Franz Lemmermeyer , Oswald Baumgart

Book information

Publisher
Birkhäuser
Year
2015
ISBN
3319162829, 9783319162829
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1116553 bytes)
Edition
2015
Pages
172\178
Scanned
yes
Time added
2015-06-29 00:20:09
Number Theory Pure Mathematics Science Math

Description

This book is the English translation of Baumgart’s thesis on the early proofs of the quadratic reciprocity law (“Über das quadratische Reciprocitätsgesetz. Eine vergleichende Darstellung der Beweise”), first published in 1885. It is divided into two parts. The first part presents a very brief history of the development of number theory up to Legendre, as well as detailed descriptions of several early proofs of the quadratic reciprocity law. The second part highlights Baumgart’s comparisons of the principles behind these proofs. A current list of all known proofs of the quadratic reciprocity law, with complete references, is provided in the appendix.This book will appeal to all readers interested in elementary number theory and the history of number theory.

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