1 The zero-dimensional case: number fields.- 2 The one-dimensional case: elliptic curves.- 3 The general formalism of L-functions, Deligne cohomology and Poincaré duality theories.- 4 Riemann-Roch, K-theory and motivic cohomology.- 5 Regulators, Deligne's conjecture and Beilinson's first conjecture.- 6 Beilinson's second conjecture.- 7 Arithmetic intersections and Beilinson's third conjecture.- 8 Absolute Hodge cohomology, Hodge and Tate conjectures and Abel-Jacobi maps.- 9 Mixed realizations, mixed motives and Hodge and Tate conjectures for singular varieties.- 10 Examples and Results.- 11 The Bloch-Kato conjecture.

In the early 1980's, stimulated by work of Bloch and Deligne, Beilinson stated some intriguing conjectures on special values of L-functions of algebraic varieties defined over number fields. Roughly speaking these special values are determinants of higher regulator maps relating the higher algebraic K-groups of the variety to its cohomology. In this respect, higher algebraic K-theory is believed to provide a universal, motivic cohomology theory and the regulator maps are determined by Chern characters from higher algebraic K-theory to any other suitable cohomology theory. Also, Beilinson stated a generalized Hodge conjecture. This book provides an introduction to and a survey of Beilinson's conjectures and an introduction to Jannsen's work with respect to the Hodge and Tate conjectures. It addresses mathematicians with some knowledge of algebraic number theory, elliptic curves and algebraic K-theory.

Dr. Wilfried Hulsbergen is teaching at the KMA, Breda,Niederlande.