Download or read book Formal Groups and Applications written by Michiel Hazewinkel and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive treatment of the theory of formal groups and its numerous applications in several areas of mathematics. The seven chapters of the book present basics and main results of the theory, as well as very important applications in algebraic topology, number theory, and algebraic geometry. Each chapter ends with several pages of historical and bibliographic summary. One prerequisite for reading the book is an introductory graduate algebra course, including certain familiarity with category theory.