Period Domains Over Finite and p-Adic Fields

by Sascha Orlik, Michael Rapoport, Jean-François Dat

Book Overview

This book is, on the one hand, a pedagogical introduction to the formalism of slopes, of semi-stability and of related concepts in the simplest possible context. It is therefore accessible to any graduate student with a basic knowledge in algebraic geometry and algebraic groups. On the other hand, the book also provides a thorough introduction to the basics of period domains, as they appear in the geometric approach to local Langlands correspondences...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521197694
• ISBN13: 9780521197694
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.4"