Elliptic Curves and Arithmetic Invariants

This book contains a detailed account of the result of the author''s recent Annals paper and JAMS paper on arithmetic invariant, including μ-invariant, L-invariant, and similar topics.   This book can be regarded as an introductory text to the author''s previous book p-Adic Automorphic Forms on Shimura Varieties.  Written as a down-to-earth introduction to Shimura varieties, this text includes man...