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Mathematics & Statistics visitor seminar

Families of Modular Forms


Date & time
Thursday, January 19, 2017
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Cost

This event is free

Contact

Ms. Geraldine Ford
3232

Where

J.W. McConnell Building
1400 De Maisonneuve W.
Room 921-4

Wheel chair accessible

Yes

SPEAKER: Dr. John Bergdall

(Boston University, USA)

ABSTRACT:  Modular forms are central objects in number theory. They famously appear in the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem and more generally they play a role in the so-called Langlands program. This talk is concerned with the eigenforms, modular forms that are more algebraic in nature, and our ability to deform eigenforms into geometric families. My goal is to explain the history as well as the motivation for modular forms and families thereof. In addition, I will discuss recent results on the geometric properties of these families. This talk is intended for a general audience. A portion of this work is joint with David Hansen.

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