Author : Université de Montréal. Centre de recherches mathématiques
Publisher : Publications CRM
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis The Zeta Functions of Picard Modular Surfaces by : Université de Montréal. Centre de recherches mathématiques
Download or read book The Zeta Functions of Picard Modular Surfaces written by Université de Montréal. Centre de recherches mathématiques and published by Publications CRM. This book was released on 1992 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although they are central objects in the theory of diophantine equations, the zeta-functions of Hasse-Weil are not well understood. One large class of varieties whose zeta-functions are perhaps within reach are those attached to discrete groups, generically called Shimura varieties. The techniques involved are difficult: representation theory and harmonic analysis; the trace formula and endoscopy; intersection cohomology and $L2$-cohomology; and abelian varieties with complex multiplication.The simplest Shimura varieties for which all attendant problems occur are those attached to unitary groups in three variables over imaginary quadratic fields, referred to in this volume as Picard modular surfaces. The contributors have provided a coherent and thorough account of necessary ideas and techniques, many of which are novel and not previously published.