Introduction to p-adic analytic number theory
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TextLanguage: English Series: Studies in Advanced Mathematics ; 27Publication details: Rhode Island American Mathematical Society 2002Description: x, 149pISBN: - 082183262X (HB)
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Includes index
Includes bibliographical references
1. Historical Introduction 2. Bernouilli Numbers 3. p-adic Numbers 4. Hensel's Lemma 5. p-adic Interpolation 6. p-adic L-functions 7. p-adic Integration 8. Leopoldt's Formula for L[subscript p](1, [chi]) 9. Newton Polygons 10. An Introduction to Iwasawa Theory.
Presents an elementary introduction to $p$-adic analysis from the number theory perspective. This book focuses on the study of $p$-adic $L$-functions and their analytic properties. It begins with a basic introduction to Bernoulli numbers and continues with establishing the Kummer congruences.
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