For more information about this meeting, contact Nigel Higson.
| Title: | Special numbers and special functions |
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| Seminar: | Department of Mathematics Colloquium |
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| Speaker: | Ken Ono, Emory University |
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| Abstract: |
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| "I discovered very interesting functions recently which I call 'Mock' theta-functions. Unlike the 'False'-functions (studied partially by Prof. Rogers in his interesting paper) they enter into mathematics as beautifully as the ordinary theta functions." These are Ramanujan's words from his famous enigmatic deathbed letter. The mathematics inspired by this letter is a 'hot topic' with applications in subjects including black hole entropies, elliptic curves, Moonshine, probability theory, to name a few. This lecture will be about two very recent works in which these functions play an important roles: Quantum modular forms, and Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture. |
Room Reservation Information
| Room Number: | MB114 |
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| Date: | 11 / 07 / 2013 |
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| Time: | 03:35pm - 04:25pm |
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