Quadratic Residues and Non-Residues: Selected Topics

by Steve Wright

Chapter 1. Introduction: Solving the General Quadratic Congruence Modulo a Prime.- Chapter 2. Basic Facts.- Chapter 3. Gauss' Theorema Aureum: the Law of Quadratic Reciprocity.- Chapter 4. Four Interesting Applications of Quadratic Reciprocity.- Chapter 5. The Zeta Function of an Algebraic Number Field and Some Applications.- Chapter 6. Elementary Proofs.- Chapter 7. Dirichlet L-functions and the Distribution of Quadratic Residues.- Chapter 8. Dirichlet's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319459546
• ISBN13: 9783319459547
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"