Applications of Curves over Finite Fields: 1997 Ams-Ims-Siam Joint Summer Research Conference on Applications of Curves over Finite Fields, July ... Seattle

A collection of 17 papers from an international group of mathematicians originally presented at the July, 1997 conference which offer examples of the application of such tools as Weil's Riemann Hypothesis, Deligne's proof of the general Weil conjectures, and the classification of finite simple groups to practical researcher specialties. The papers are organized into three sections treating curves with many rational points, monodromy groups of characteristic p covers, and zeta functions and trace formulas. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)