SMS scnews item created by Emma Carberry at Fri 29 Apr 2011 1828
Type: Seminar
Modified: Tue 3 May 2011 1517
Distribution: World
Expiry: 6 May 2011
Calendar1: 6 May 2011 1430-1530
CalLoc1: Carslaw 175
Auth: carberry@14-200-76-88.static.tpgi.com.au (carberry) in SMS-WASM

Joint Colloquium

Reciprocity and the Langlands program

Calegari

THE UNIVERSITIES OF SYDNEY AND NEW SOUTH WALES

SCHOOLS OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

___________________JOINT COLLOQUIUM______________________

Speaker: Prof Frank Calegari (Northwestern)

Title: Reciprocity and the Langlands program

Date: Friday, 6 May, 2010

Time: 14:30 Venue: Carslaw 175, University of Sydney

Abstract: How much does the cohomology of an algebraic variety tell us about the variety itself? The answer, at least according to a conjecture of Tate, is quite a lot. In this talk, I will try to outline the relationship --- mostly conjectural --- between algebraic varieties, their cohomology, and a special class of functions (L-functions) generalizing the Riemann zeta function.

We will depart from the 2nd floor of Carslaw at 1 PM for lunch at the Grandstand (together with folks from the algebra seminar). Please let me know if you are planning to attend lunch so that I can book an appropriate size table.