Introductory Notes on Valuation Rings and Function Fields in One Variable

by Renata Scognamillo and Umberto Zannier

The book deals with the (elementary and introductory) theory of valuation rings. As explained in the introduction, this represents a useful and important viewpoint in algebraic geometry, especially concerning the theory of algebraic curves and their function fields. The correspondences of this with other viewpoints (e.g. of geometrical or topological nature) are often indicated, also to provide motivations and intuition for many results. Links with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8876425004
• ISBN13: 9788876425004
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Edizioni Della Normale
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.3"