Galois Theory of Difference Equations

Put, Marius van der.

Galois Theory of Difference Equations [electronic resource] / by Marius van der Put, Michael F. Singer. - VIII, 188 p. online resource. - Lecture Notes in Mathematics, 1666 0075-8434 ; . - Lecture Notes in Mathematics, 1666 .

Picard-Vessiot rings -- Algorithms for difference equations -- The inverse problem for difference equations -- The ring S of sequences -- An excursion in positive characteristic -- Difference modules over -- Classification and canonical forms -- Semi-regular difference equations -- Mild difference equations -- Examples of equations and galois groups -- Wild difference equations -- q-difference equations.

This book lays the algebraic foundations of a Galois theory of linear difference equations and shows its relationship to the analytic problem of finding meromorphic functions asymptotic to formal solutions of difference equations. Classically, this latter question was attacked by Birkhoff and Tritzinsky and the present work corrects and greatly generalizes their contributions. In addition results are presented concerning the inverse problem in Galois theory, effective computation of Galois groups, algebraic properties of sequences, phenomena in positive characteristics, and q-difference equations. The book is aimed at advanced graduate researchers and researchers.

9783540692416

10.1007/BFb0096118 doi


Global analysis (Mathematics).
Algebra.
Analysis.
Algebra.

QA299.6-433

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