An edition of Diophantine approximation (2003)
Diophantine Approximation
Lectures given at the C.I.M.E. Summer School held in Cetraro, Italy, June 28 - July 6, 2000 (Lecture Notes in Mathematics / Fondazione C.I.M.E., Firenze)
By David Masser,Yuri V. Nesterenko,Hans Peter Schlickewei,Wolfgang M. Schmidt,Michel Waldschmidt
Publish Date
September 10, 2003
Publisher
Springer
Language
eng
Pages
363
Description:
The C.I.M.E. session in Diophantine Approximation, held in Cetraro (Italy) June 28 - July 6, 2000 focused on height theory, linear independence and transcendence in group varieties, Baker's method, approximations to algebraic numbers and applications to polynomial-exponential diophantine equations and to diophantine theory of linear recurrences. Very fine lectures by D. Masser, Y. Nesterenko, H.-P. Schlickewei, W.M. Schmidt and M. Waldschmidt have resulted giving a good overview of these topics, and describing central results, both classical and recent, emphasizing the new methods and ideas of the proofs rather than the details. They are addressed to a wide audience and do not require any prior specific knowledge.