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This well-written thesis is concerned with an investigation of algebraic number fields \(K\), \(K'\) that have ``similar'' decomposition laws for primes. The first work on this theme stems from \textit{L. Kronecker} [Über die Irreduktibilität von Gleichungen, Monatsber. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. 1880, 155-162 (1880; JFM 12.0065.02)] who was interested in characterizing fields \(K\) and \(K'\) such that a prime has a divisor of degree 1 in \(K\) if and only if it has a divisor of degree 1 in \(K'\) (roughly). This property has now been called Kronecker-equivalence; it is modified in the present thesis in various directions. The first chapter contains several new theorems on Kronecker-equivalent fields including a characterization in terms of zeta functions. \S2 contains a discussion of arithmetically equivalent fields. If the ground field is \(\mathbb{Q}\), this definition is equivalent to \(\zeta_ K=\zeta_{K'}\). The notion is generalized to arbitrary ground fields (where the aforementioned condition is only necessary) and the question is discussed whether arithmetically equivalent fields have equal class number or even isomorphic class groups. Moreover, some results on the \(K\)-groups of the maximal orders are given, for example if \(K\) and \(K'\) are of prime degree \(p\), then the \(p\)-torsion of all \(K_ i\)-groups are isomorphic (here, the classification of all finite simple groups is used implicitly). In \S3, the notion of weak Kronecker-equivalence is introduced and its relations to Sylow subgroups and \(p\)-elements is investigated: 21 (!) equivalent conditions are given. The results are applied in \S4 where connections between the norm groups of various fields is studied, in particular, conditions on the Galois group are derived, when the intersection of two norm groups is of finite index in both. An application to relative Brauer groups is given. In the final section, another related notion, the Sonn-equivalence is treated [see \textit{J. Sonn}, Isr. J. Math. 52, 239-244 (1985; Zbl 0592.12006); Correction in ibid. 71, 379 (1990; Zbl 0721.11044)]. Is it shown that ``most'' Sonn-equivalent fields (namely those with Galois group \(S_ n\) or \(A_ n\)) are conjugate. For the general case, interesting necessary conditions for the corresponding Galois groups are presented. \{Reviewer's question: can one find necessary \textit{and} sufficient conditions as for Kronecker-equivalence?\} The thesis serves as a very good survey and contains a wealth of new and interesting material.