Abelian varieties with complex multiplication and modular. Goro shimura was a number theorist whose insights provided the foundation for the proof of fermats last theorem and led to tools widely used in modern cryptography. Goro shimura 1930 2019 mactutor history of mathematics. Goro shimura in this book, awardwinning author goro shimura treats new areas and presents relevant expository material in a clear and readable style. The mathematical society of japan, mr 01251 later expanded and published as shimura 1997. Goro shimura, introduction to the arithmetic theory of automorphic functions larry joel goldstein.
Pdf introduction to modular forms download ebook for free. Goro shimura a copublication of the ams and cbms this volume has three chief objectives. Unit 2702, nuo centre 2a jiangtai road, chaoyang district beijing 16, p. History edit for special types of hermitian symmetric domains and congruence subgroups. He was known for developing the theory of complex multiplication of abelian varieties and shimura varieties, as well as posing the. Goro shimura, princetons michael henry strater university professor of mathematics, emeritus, died on friday, may 3, in princeton, new jersey. Goro shimuras most popular book is the map of my life. Goro shimuras poignant and touching article yutaka taniyama and his time very personal recollections. Goro shimura, shimura goro, 23 february 1930 3 may 2019 was a japanese mathematician. I could certainly rattle off a list of people who have clearly read his papers.
Introduction to arithmetic theory of automorphic functions. Apparently most japanese think that the map of my life is just a translation of the japanese edition, and that they dont need to read the former. Goro shimura, shimura goro, 23 february 1930 3 may 2019 was a japanese mathematician and michael henry strater professor emeritus of mathematics at princeton university who worked in number theory, automorphic forms, and arithmetic geometry. Discover book depositorys huge selection of goro shimura books online. Goro shimuras poignant and touching article yutaka. He worked in number theory, automorphic forms, and arithmetic geometry he was known for developing the theory of complex multiplication of abelian varieties and shimura varieties, as well as. Apr 29, 2008 author of collected papers, modular forms basics and beyond, automorphic functions and number theory, the collected works of goro shimura, introduction to the arithmetic theory of automorphic functions, arithmeticity in the theory of automorphic forms mathematical surveys and monographs, introduction to arithmetic theory of automorphic functions, elementary dirichlet series and modular forms. He refined the idea with friend and collaborator goro shimura.
Goro shimura has 17 books on goodreads with 125 ratings. Taniyama, yutaka 1961, complex multiplication of abelian varieties and its applications to number theory, publications of the mathematical society of japan, 6, tokyo. Goro shimura, who was born in 1930, is famous for his work in algebraic geometry and number theory, extending over several decades. Rational points on atkinlehner quotients of shimura curves. Goro shimura, a mathematician who greatly influenced number. Download the ebook the map of my life goro shimura auth. Rational points on atkinlehner quotients of shimura curves abstract we study three families of atkinlehner quotients of quaternionic shimura curves. Shimura once said that his guiding philosophy was that many geometric objects have. Euler products and eisenstein series cbms regional conference series in mathematics by goro shimura and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It was special because it connected two very different areas of mathematics. Goro shimura is professor emeritus of mathematics at princeton university.
In this book, goro shimura provides the most comprehensive generalizations of this. He worked in number theory, automorphic forms, and arithmetic geometry. To goro shimura for his important and extensive work on arithmetical geometry and automorphic forms. Olsson writes about him and his colleague goro shimura, who died. In this book, goro shimura provides the most comprehensive generalizations of this type by stating several reciprocity laws in terms of abelian varieties, theta functions, and modular functions of several variables, including siegel modular functions. Goro shimura is the author of the map of my life 3. Andre weil as i knew him goro shimura 428 n otices of the ams v olume 46, number 4 b athed in the sunlight of late summer, iwas walking a quiet street of takanawa, a relatively fashionable district in southern tokyo, toward the prince hotel annex, where andre weil was staying. Arithmetic of quadratic forms goro shimura springer. Well, as widely read as they can be given the difficulty of the content.
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Goro shimura was a major research mathematician, creative and original and inspiring, said robert. Jun 09, 2015 i would say his papers are widely read. Maps of my life available for download and read online in other formats. It is called the shimura variety associated with the shimura datum g, x and denoted shg, x. In this book, goro shimura provides the most comprehensive generalizations of this type by stating several reciprocity laws in terms of abelian. In 1900 hilbert proposed the generalization of these as the twelfth of his famous problems. He was the michael henry strater professor emeritus of mathematics at princeton university. Arithmetic and analytic theories of quadratic forms and. It was the afternoon on a warm day of early september in 1955. Goro shimura simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Shimura s arithmetic of quadratic forms is another very important monograph by this fine scholar and, to use a hackneyed but apt phrase, will richly repay the reader who invests his time in a careful study of its pages. Goro shimura was born on february 23, 1930 in hamamatsu, japan. American mathematical society 201 charles street providence, rhode island 0290422 4014554000 or 8003214267 ams, american mathematical society, the tricolored ams logo, and advancing research, creating connections, are trademarks and services marks of the american mathematical society and registered in the u. Michael berg, the mathematical association of america, august, 2010.
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