Iwasawa theory is a branch of number theory that studies the properties of number fields and their associated Galois groups using techniques from algebraic geometry, modular forms, and the theory of L-functions. Named after the Japanese mathematician K. Iwasawa, the theory primarily focuses on the arithmetic of cyclotomic fields and \( p \)-adic numbers, and it aims to understand the behavior of various arithmetic objects in relation to these fields.
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