Dedekind's eta-function in algebra and number theory: old and new problems

G. V. Voskresenskaya

Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Problems in the theory of representations of algebras and groups. Part 25, Tome 414 (2013), pp. 7-30

Résumé

In this paper we survey open problems concerning the Dedekind eta-function. These problems appear in various areas of algebra and number theory.

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