Aspects of Galois Theory [Paperback]

Collection of articles by leading experts in Galois theory, focusing on the Inverse Galois Problem.Galois theory is a central part of algebra, dealing with symmetries between solutions of algebraic equations in one variable. This is a collection of papers from the participants of a conference on Galois Theory, and brings together articles from some of the world's leading experts in this field including. Topics center around the Inverse Galois Problem, comprising the full range of methods and approaches in this area, making this an invaluable resource for all those whose research involves Galois theory.Galois theory is a central part of algebra, dealing with symmetries between solutions of algebraic equations in one variable. This is a collection of papers from the participants of a conference on Galois Theory, and brings together articles from some of the world's leading experts in this field including. Topics center around the Inverse Galois Problem, comprising the full range of methods and approaches in this area, making this an invaluable resource for all those whose research involves Galois theory.Galois theory is a central part of algebra, dealing with symmetries between solutions of algebraic equations in one variable. This collection of papers brings together articles from some of the world's leading experts in this field. Topics center around the Inverse Galois Problem, comprising the full range of methods and approaches in this area, making this an invaluable resource for all those whose research involves Galois theory.1. Galois theory of semilinear transformations S. Abhyankar; 2. Some arithmetic properties of algebraic covers P. Debes; 3. Tools for the computation of algebraic covers J.-M. Couveignes; 4. Infinite towers of unramified curve covers defined over a number field G. Frey, E. Kani and H. Volklein; 5. Modular towers of noncongruence curves M. Fried; 6. Embedding problems and adding branch points D. Harbater; 7. On beta and gamma functions associalc(