Number Theory in Function Fields (Hardcover)

Polynomials over Finite Fields.- Primes, Arithmetic Functions, and the Zeta Function.- The Reciprocity Law.- Dirichlet L-series and Primes in an Arithmetic Progression.- Algebraic Function Fields and Global Function Fields.- Weil Differentials and the Canonical Class.- Extensions of Function Fields, Riemann-Hurwitz, and the ABC Theorem.- Constant Field Extensions.- Galois Extensions - Artin and Hecke L- functions.- Artin's Primitive Root Conjecture.- The Behavior of the Class Group in Constant Field Extensions.- Cyclotomic Function Fields.- Drinfeld Modules, An Introduction.- S-Units, S-Class Group, and the Corresponding L-functions.- The Brumer-Stark Conjecture.- Class Number Formulas in Quadratic and Cyclotomic Function Fields.- Average Value Theorems in Function Fields.