Units and class groups in number theory and algebraic geometry

Lang, Serge

doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-1982-14997-7

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Units and class groups in number theory and algebraic geometry

Author: Serge Lang
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 6 (1982), 253-316
MSC (1980): Primary 12A35, 12A90; Secondary 12G25, 10D12
MathSciNet review: 648522
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