Transcendental Number Theory (Paperback)

Preface; 1. The origins; 2. Linear forms in logarithms; 3. Lower bounds for linear forms; 4. Diophantine equations; 5. Class numbers of imaginary quadratic fields; 6. Elliptic functions; 7. Rational approximations to algebraic numbers; 8. Mahler's classification; 9. Metrical theory; 10. The exponential function; 11. The Siegel-Shidlovsky theorems; 12. Algebraic independence; Bibliography; Original papers; Further publications; New developments; Index.