Algebraic Functions (Translations Of Mathematical Monographs)

Algebraic functions (Translations of Mathematical Monographs)

ReviewA well-composed book that, requiring not more than basic algebra and function theory, yields access to substantial results. --Zentralblatt fr MathematikThis is a translation of Iwasawa's 1973 book, Theory of Algebraic Functions, originally published in Japanese. Because the book treats mainly the classical part of the theory of algebraic functions, emphasizing analytic methods, it provides an excellent introduction to the subject from the classical viewpoint. Directed at graduate students, the book requires some basic knowledge of algebra, topology, and functions of a complex variable.