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Number theory. Algebraic numbers and functions. Transl. from the German by David Kramer. (English) Zbl 0953.11001
Graduate Studies in Mathematics. 24. Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society (AMS). xviii, 368 p. (2000).
An English translation of the original German edition [H. Koch, Zahlentheorie: algebraische Zahlen und Funktionen, Vieweg, Wiesbaden (1997; Zbl 0885.11001)]. The only changes are the correction of minor errors and the enlargement of the index.
Reviewer: V.Ennola (Turku)

##### MSC:
 11-01 Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to number theory 11Rxx Algebraic number theory: global fields 11Axx Elementary number theory 11R11 Quadratic extensions 11R04 Algebraic numbers; rings of algebraic integers 11R42 Zeta functions and $$L$$-functions of number fields 11R44 Distribution of prime ideals 11R27 Units and factorization 11R29 Class numbers, class groups, discriminants 11R37 Class field theory 11A55 Continued fractions