num_pages: 332
description: The book deals with algorithmic problems related to binary quadratic forms. It uniquely focuses on the algorithmic aspects of the theory. The book introduces the reader to important areas of number theory such as diophantine equations, reduction theory of quadratic forms, geometry of numbers and algebraic number theory. The book explains applications to cryptography and requires only basic mathematical knowledge. The author is a world leader in number theory.
language: English
title: Binary Quadratic Forms: An Algorithmic Approach
titlecomplete: Binary Quadratic Forms: An Algorithmic Approach (Algorithms and Computation in Mathematics, 20)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Springer