16th Annual Women in Mathematics Day
10-25-2024
Jean E. Rubin Memorial Lecture
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 3:00 pm in MATH 175
Refreshments at 1:45-2:15 in the Math Common Room (MATH 304)
Speaker: Sujatha Ramdorai
Is an algebraic number theorist known for her work on Iwasawa theory. She is a professor of mathematics and Canada Research Chair at University of British Columbia, Canada.
Title: Elliptic Curves and Arithmetic
Abstract: The study of Elliptic Curves occur in different areas of Mathematics, and the most striking feature is related to studing Elliptic curves over nuber fields. This has led to some deep conjectures in Arithmetic, and the Birch-Swinnerton Dyer conjecture is one of them. Iwasawa theory provides the tools as well as the philosophy for positing such a conjecture. This talk will cover these aspects as well the Iwasawa theory of elliptic curves over the cycotomic and anti-cycotomic Z_p-extensions.