Number systems based on a finite collection of symbols, such as the 0s and 1s of computer circuitry, are ubiquitous in the modern age. Finite fields are the mos
Number systems based on a finite collection of symbols, such as the 0s and 1s of computer circuitry, are ubiquitous in the modern age. Finite fields are the imp
"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Higher-Dimensional Geometry over Finite Fields, Geottingen, Germany, 25 June-6 July 2007."--T.p. verso.
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This book is based on lecture notes of a seminar of the Deutsche Mathematiker Vereinigung held by the authors at Oberwolfach from April 2 to 8, 1995. It gives a