Ebook: Lectures on the Geometry of Numbers

Carl Ludwig Siegel gave a course of lectures on the Geometry of Numbers at New York University during the academic year 1945-46, when there were hardly any books on the subject other than Minkowski's original one. This volume stems from Siegel's requirements of accuracy in detail, both in the text and in the illustrations, but involving no changes in the structure and style of the lectures as originally delivered. This book is an enticing introduction to Minkowski's great work. It also reveals the workings of a remarkable mind, such as Siegel's with its precision and power and aesthetic charm. It is of interest to the aspiring as well as the established mathematician, with its unique blend of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and analysis, and its easy readability.

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Carl Ludwig Siegel gave a course of lectures on the Geometry of Numbers at New York University during the academic year 1945-46, when there were hardly any books on the subject other than Minkowski's original one. This volume stems from Siegel's requirements of accuracy in detail, both in the text and in the illustrations, but involving no changes in the structure and style of the lectures as originally delivered. This book is an enticing introduction to Minkowski's great work. It also reveals the workings of a remarkable mind, such as Siegel's with its precision and power and aesthetic charm. It is of interest to the aspiring as well as the established mathematician, with its unique blend of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and analysis, and its easy readability.

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Carl Ludwig Siegel gave a course of lectures on the Geometry of Numbers at New York University during the academic year 1945-46, when there were hardly any books on the subject other than Minkowski's original one. This volume stems from Siegel's requirements of accuracy in detail, both in the text and in the illustrations, but involving no changes in the structure and style of the lectures as originally delivered. This book is an enticing introduction to Minkowski's great work. It also reveals the workings of a remarkable mind, such as Siegel's with its precision and power and aesthetic charm. It is of interest to the aspiring as well as the established mathematician, with its unique blend of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and analysis, and its easy readability.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-X
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Lecture I....Pages 3-11
Lecture II....Pages 12-24
Lecture III....Pages 25-32
Lecture IV....Pages 33-40
Front Matter....Pages 41-41
Lecture V....Pages 43-52
Lecture VI....Pages 53-63
Lecture VII....Pages 64-71
Lecture VIII....Pages 72-80
Lecture IX....Pages 81-92
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
Lecture X....Pages 95-105
Lecture XI....Pages 106-117
Lecture XII....Pages 118-126
Lecture XIII....Pages 127-137
Lecture XIV....Pages 138-144
Lecture XV....Pages 145-154
Back Matter....Pages 155-162

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Carl Ludwig Siegel gave a course of lectures on the Geometry of Numbers at New York University during the academic year 1945-46, when there were hardly any books on the subject other than Minkowski's original one. This volume stems from Siegel's requirements of accuracy in detail, both in the text and in the illustrations, but involving no changes in the structure and style of the lectures as originally delivered. This book is an enticing introduction to Minkowski's great work. It also reveals the workings of a remarkable mind, such as Siegel's with its precision and power and aesthetic charm. It is of interest to the aspiring as well as the established mathematician, with its unique blend of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and analysis, and its easy readability.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-X
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Lecture I....Pages 3-11
Lecture II....Pages 12-24
Lecture III....Pages 25-32
Lecture IV....Pages 33-40
Front Matter....Pages 41-41
Lecture V....Pages 43-52
Lecture VI....Pages 53-63
Lecture VII....Pages 64-71
Lecture VIII....Pages 72-80
Lecture IX....Pages 81-92
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
Lecture X....Pages 95-105
Lecture XI....Pages 106-117
Lecture XII....Pages 118-126
Lecture XIII....Pages 127-137
Lecture XIV....Pages 138-144
Lecture XV....Pages 145-154
Back Matter....Pages 155-162
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