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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1440044
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1440044 |
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12 November 2002
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Biography
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JFM 04.0075.02
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ideal numbers
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Kummer
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Dedekind
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JFM 06.0117.02
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JFM 09.0125.04
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JFM 12.0125.03
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The Russian mathematician Egor Ivanovich Zolotarev (1847-1878) is perhaps best known for his simple proof of the quadratic reciprocity law [Nouv. Ann. (2) 11, 354-362 (1872; JFM 04.0075.02)]; it is also known that he attempted to generalize Kummer's theory of ideal numbers from cyclotomic to arbitrary number fields [see JFM 06.0117.02; JFM 09.0125.04; and in particular Liouville J. 6, 51-85, 115-129, 145-167 (1880; JFM 12.0125.03)], and this article aims to demonstrate that his efforts were successful if not immediately recognized. After a few historical remarks, the author presents Zolotarev's ideas in some detail (and using modern notions), and explains that his approach can be understood in terms of valuation theory; thus it is closer to Kummer's ideal numbers than to Dedekind's ideals. The last part of this article deals with the reception of Zolotarev's work and with modern evaluations by other mathematicians. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0933.00010].
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