Hypergeometric Functions, My Love Modular Interpretations of Configuration Spaces |
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| Author:
| Yoshida, Masaaki |
| Series title: | Aspects of Mathematics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-322-90168-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Vieweg Verlag, Friedr, & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $84.99 |
Book Description:
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The classical story - of the hypergeometric functions, the configuration space of 4 points on the projective line, elliptic curves, elliptic modular functions and the theta functions - now evolves, in this book, to the story of hypergeometric funktions in 4 variables, the configuration space of 6 points in the projective plane, K3 surfaces, theta functions in 4 variables. This modern theory has been established by the author and his collaborators in the 1990's; further...
More DescriptionThe classical story - of the hypergeometric functions, the configuration space of 4 points on the projective line, elliptic curves, elliptic modular functions and the theta functions - now evolves, in this book, to the story of hypergeometric funktions in 4 variables, the configuration space of 6 points in the projective plane, K3 surfaces, theta functions in 4 variables.
This modern theory has been established by the author and his collaborators in the 1990's; further development to different aspects is expected.
It leads the reader to a fascinating 4-dimensional world.
The author tells the story casually and visually in a plain language, starting form elementary level such as equivalence relations, the exponential function, ... Undergraduate students should be able to enjoy the text.