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One of the most exciting new subjects in Algebraic Number Theory and Arithmetic Algebraic Geometry is the theory of Euler systems. Euler systems are special collections of cohomology classes attached to p-adic Galois representations. Introduced by Victor Kolyvagin in the late 1980's in order to bound Selmer groups attached to p-adic representations, Euler systems have since been used to solve several key problems. These include certain cases of the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture and the Main Conjecture of Iwasawa Theory. Because Selmer groups play a central role in Arithmetic Algebraic Geometry, Euler systems should be a powerful tool in the future development of the field. Here, in the first book to appear on the subject, Karl Rubin presents a self-contained development of the theory of Euler systems. Rubin first reviews and develops the necessary facts from Galois cohomology. He then introduces Euler systems, states the main theorems, and develops examples and applications. The remainder of the book is devoted to the proofs of the main theorems as well as some further speculations. The book assumes a solid background in algebraic Number Theory, and is suitable as an advanced graduate text. As a research monograph it will also prove useful to number theorists and researchers in Arithmetic Algebraic Geometry.

Algebraic number theory. --- p-adic numbers. --- Numbers, p-adic --- Number theory --- p-adic analysis --- Galois cohomology --- Cohomologie galoisienne. --- Algebraic number theory --- p-adic numbers --- Abelian extension. --- Abelian variety. --- Absolute Galois group. --- Algebraic closure. --- Barry Mazur. --- Big O notation. --- Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture. --- Cardinality. --- Class field theory. --- Coefficient. --- Cohomology. --- Complex multiplication. --- Conjecture. --- Corollary. --- Cyclotomic field. --- Dimension (vector space). --- Divisibility rule. --- Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. --- Elliptic curve. --- Error term. --- Euler product. --- Euler system. --- Exact sequence. --- Existential quantification. --- Field of fractions. --- Finite set. --- Functional equation. --- Galois cohomology. --- Galois group. --- Galois module. --- Gauss sum. --- Global field. --- Heegner point. --- Ideal class group. --- Integer. --- Inverse limit. --- Inverse system. --- Karl Rubin. --- Local field. --- Mathematical induction. --- Maximal ideal. --- Modular curve. --- Modular elliptic curve. --- Natural number. --- Orthogonality. --- P-adic number. --- Pairing. --- Principal ideal. --- R-factor (crystallography). --- Ralph Greenberg. --- Remainder. --- Residue field. --- Ring of integers. --- Scientific notation. --- Selmer group. --- Subgroup. --- Tate module. --- Taylor series. --- Tensor product. --- Theorem. --- Upper and lower bounds. --- Victor Kolyvagin. --- Courbes elliptiques --- Nombres, Théorie des