Download or read book Gauss and Jacobi Sums written by Bruce C. Berndt and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1998-06 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devised in the 19th century, Gauss and Jacobi Sums are classical formulas that form the basis for contemporary research in many of today's sciences. This book offers readers a solid grounding on the origin of these abstract, general theories. Though the main focus is on Gauss and Jacobi, the book does explore other relevant formulas, including Cauchy.