Reciprocity (mathematics)
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In mathematics, reciprocity may mean:
- Quadratic reciprocity, a fundamental result in number theory. Generalisations include:
- cubic reciprocity
- biquadratic reciprocity
- higher reciprocity laws
- Artin reciprocity
- Weil reciprocity for algebraic curves
Unrelated theorems:
- Frobenius reciprocity
- Hermite's reciprocity law in invariant theory
- Stanley's reciprocity theorem.
- Reciprocity (electromagnetism) for Maxwell's equations