JOINT COLUMBIA-CUNY-NYU
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR
SCHEDULE  OF TALKS 2012-2013

RTG SEMINAR TALK FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS AT 4:00 P.M. :
The seminar will have a special RTG talk at 4:00 P.M. every Thursday when the seminar meets. The RTG talk will  be aimed at graduate students and post-docs; regular faculty are requested not to attend.



Date
Place and Time Speaker Affiliation Title


October 4
CUNY GRADUATE CENTER

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00
(all talks in Room C198)

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in Room C198, C-level:
one floor down from lobby.


Alexandru Buium


University of New Mexico



DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS WITH INTEGERS



abstract





October 11

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 622

NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 312

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in the Math Lounge on the 5th floor.


Shai Haran


Technion, Israel


THE GEOMETRY OF GENERALIZED RINGS


abstract


October 18
NYU, COURANT INSTITUTE

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 805
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 317
Warren Weaver Hall (251 Mercer St.)

TEA: 5:00 - 5:30 in Room 317


David Zywina


IAS


ELLIPTIC SURFACES AND THE INVERSE GALOIS PROBLEM


abstract


October 25
CUNY GRADUATE CENTER

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00
(all talks in Room 4102)

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in Room 4102.


Gopal Prasad


University of Michigan




ARITHMETIC GROUPS WITH MINIMAL COHOMOLOGY AND ANALOGUES OF FAKE PROJECTIVE PLANES


abstract



November  1
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 622

NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 312

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in the Math Lounge on the 5th floor.


Stefan Patrikis



IAS




VARIATIONS ON A THEOREM OF TATE


abstract


November 8
NYU, COURANT INSTITUTE

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 805
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 317
Warren Weaver Hall (251 Mercer St.)

TEA: 5:00 - 5:30 in Room 317


Andrei Jorza


Cal Tech



SYMMETRIC POWERS OF HILBERT MODULAR FORMS AND p-ADIC L-FUNCTIONS



abstract


November 15
CUNY GRADUATE CENTER

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00
(all talks in Room 4214 (Math Lounge))

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in Room 4214.


Yuri Zarhin


Penn State


THE BRAUER-GROTHENDIECK GROUPS AND BRAUER-MANIN SETS


abstract


November 22


Thanksgiving (No Seminar)


Thanksgiving



Thanksgiving




Thanksgiving







November 29

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 622

NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 312

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in the Math Lounge on the 5th floor.


Yifeng Liu


MIT


REFINED CONJECTURE FOR AUTOMORPHIC PERIODS OF BESSEL TYPE


abstract



December 6

NYU, COURANT INSTITUTE

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 805
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 317
Warren Weaver Hall (251 Mercer St.)

TEA: 5:00 - 5:30 in Room 317


Ted Chinburg




University of Pennsylvania


TAKING ON NEW CAPACITIES


abstract


December 13
CUNY GRADUATE CENTER

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00
(all talks in Room C198)

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in Room C198, C-level:
one floor down from lobby.


Alon Levy


University of British Columbia


ATTRACTING POINTS AND CRITICAL ORBITS IN NON-ARCHIMEDEAN DYNAMICS


abstract