Download or read book Approximation by Algebraic Numbers written by Yann Bugeaud and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-11-08 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible and broad account of the approximation and classification of real numbers suited for graduate courses on Diophantine approximation (some 40 exercises are supplied), or as an introduction for non-experts. Specialists will appreciate the collection of over 50 open problems and the comprehensive list of more than 600 references.