Mathematical Conversations

Periods

I will try to explain why one expects there to be a Galois theory of a certain class of transcendental numbers, called periods, and illustrate with some simple examples.

Date & Time

January 28, 2015 | 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Location

Dilworth Room

Affiliation

Institut des hautes études scientifiques; von Neumann Fellow, School of Mathematics

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