Contains the Collected Works of Ludwig Otto Hesse (1811-1874), who was known for introducing the Hessian determinant in 1842.
Contains Hilbert's papers on Number Theory, including his long paper on Algebraic Numbers.
Describes properties of determinants of matrices, including special families of matrices, such as symmetric or orthogonal matrices. This book covers the applications to linear and quadratic forms. It features a chapter on elementary divisor theory.