Organisers: Trygve Johnsen and Madhusudan Manjunath.
Date and time: Monday 18 November, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
Venue: Ramanujan Hall, Department of Mathematics.
Title: Matroids, Coding Theory and Syzygies: A Discussion Session.
Abstract: We will discuss potential future directions in the interface
between matroids, coding theory and syzygies. This will be a platform to
share thoughts on this topic.
Time:
11:30am
Location:
Ramanujan Hall, Department of Mathematics
Description:
Number Theory seminar.
Speaker: Dinesh Thakur.
Affiliation: Rochester University.
Date and Time: Friday 22 November, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm.
Venue: Ramanujan Hall, Department of Mathematics.
Title: What should pi, e, zeta(3), Gamma(1/7) be, if integers are replaced
by polynomials?
Abstract: In this talk, which should be accessible to all undergraduates,
we will explain the title, and explain how number theory understands
interesting numbers and relations between them by building appropriate
mathematical structures, from algebra, geometry, analysis.