Back to Departmental Colloquium: Fall 2013
Departmental Colloquium
Date: Thursday, Oct 10, 2013
Time: 4:00PM
Location: LCB 219
Martin Deraux
Université de Grenoble I, Institut Fourier, currently visiting Brown University
Title |
Discrete groups and computation |
Abstract |
The theory of discrete groups has connections to many areas of mathematics (geometry, differential equations, number theory, dynamical systems, topology, representation theory). After an introduction to the subject based on simple examples, I will discuss recent developments on finding discrete groups with special arithmetic or geometric properties. Their construction makes use of sophisticated computational techniques and heavy computer power, thereby questioning us on the meaning of proof. |
Number Theory
Representation Theory