Transcendental Number Theory

by Alan Baker

Book Overview

First published in 1975, this classic book gives a systematic account of transcendental number theory, that is those numbers which cannot be expressed as the roots of algebraic equations having rational coefficients. Their study has developed into a fertile and extensive theory enriching many branches of pure mathematics. Expositions are presented of theories relating to linear forms in the logarithms of algebraic numbers, of Schmidt's generalization...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052139791X
• ISBN13: 9780521397919
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.5" x 9.0"