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Selmer

Selmer has multiple meanings and can refer to a surname, a town in the United States, or a well-known French maker of wind instruments. The name appears in various contexts across geography, mathematics, and music.

As a surname, Selmer is of Scandinavian origin. Notable individuals include Atle Selmer, a Norwegian mathematician

Selmer, Tennessee, is a city in McNairy County, United States. It is one of the communities that

Henri Selmer & Cie., known as Selmer Paris, is a French manufacturer of woodwind instruments. Founded in

In mathematics, the Selmer group is a construct in arithmetic geometry associated with an abelian variety and

whose
work
is
associated
with
the
Selmer
group
in
number
theory.
The
name
is
carried
by
others
in
different
fields,
reflecting
its
use
as
a
family
name
in
several
countries.
bear
the
name
in
North
America
and
serves
as
part
of
the
region’s
local
geography
and
history.
Paris
in
1881
by
Henri
Selmer,
the
company
is
renowned
for
its
saxophones
and
clarinets.
The
Selmer
brand
has
become
associated
with
high-quality
professional
instruments
and
is
now
part
of
Conn-Selmer,
a
major
North
American
distributor
and
manufacturer
of
wind
instruments.
a
Galois
representation.
Named
after
Atle
Selmer,
the
group
helps
organize
information
about
rational
points
and
is
a
key
tool
in
the
study
of
Diophantine
equations.