A Course in p-adic Analysis [Hardcover]

Discovered at the turn of the 20^th century, p-adic numbers are frequently used by mathematicians and physicists. This text is a self-contained presentation of basic p-adic analysis with a focus on analytic topics. It offers many features rarely treated in introductory p-adic texts such as topological models of p-adic spaces inside Euclidian space, a special case of Hazewinkels functional equation lemma, and a treatment of analytic elements.

Kurt Hensel (1861-1941) discovered the p-adic numbers around the turn of the century. These exotic numbers (or so they appeared at first) are now well-established in the mathematical world and used more and more by physicists as well. This book offers a self-contained presentation of basic p-adic analysis. The author is especially interested in the analytical topics in this field. Some of the features which are not treated in other introductory p-adic analysis texts are topological models of p-adic spaces inside Euclidean space, a construction of spherically complete fields, a p-adic mean value theorem and some consequences, a special case of Hazewinkel's functional equation lemma, a remainder formula for the Mahler expansion, and most importantly a treatment of analytic elements.1 p-adic Numbers.- 2 Finite Extensions of the Field of p-adic Numbers.- 3 Construction of Universal p-adic Fields.- 4 Continuous Functions on Zp.- 5 Differentiation.- 6 Analytic Functions and Elements.- 7 Special Functions, Congruences.- Specific References for the Text.- Tables.- Basic Principles of Ultrametric Analysis.- Conventions, Notation, Terminology.

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MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS

The text ends with a large number of exercises. The writing is extremely clear and very meticulous. The bibliography, which does not attempt to be comprehensive, is adequate. I recommend A. Roberts book without reservation to anyone who wants to have a reference text on one-vl£Ù