Linear differential equations form the central topic of this volume, Galois theory being the unifying theme. A large number of aspects are presented: algebraic

This book is a collection of three introductory tutorials coming out of three courses given at the CIMPA Research School “Galois Theory of Difference Equation

Differential Galois theory is an important, fast developing area which appears more and more in graduate courses since it mixes fundamental objects from many di

This book lays the algebraic foundations of a Galois theory of linear difference equations and shows its relationship to the analytic problem of finding meromor

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