Riemann Hypothesis in Characteristic p in Historical Perspective
This book tells the story of the Riemann hypothesis for function fields (or curves) starting with Artin''s 1921 thesis, covering Hasse''s work in the 1930s on elliptic fields and more, and concluding with Weil''s final proof in 1948. The main sources are letters which were exchanged among the protagonists during that time, found in various archives, mostly the University Library in Göttingen. The...
This book tells the story of the Riemann hypothesis for function fields (or curves) starting with Artin''s 1921 thesis, covering Hasse''s work in the 1930s on elliptic fields and more, and concluding with Weil''s final proof in 1948. The main sources are letters which were exchanged among the protagonists during that time, found in various archives, mostly the University Library in Göttingen. The...
