Number Theory Seminar: Marco Sangiovanni Vincentelli (Princeton University)

Maryland 201

Title: Selmer groups, p-adic L-functions and Euler Systems: A new Framework Abstract: Selmer groups are key invariants attached to p-adic Galois representations. The Bloch—Kato conjecture predicts a precise relationship between the size of certain Selmer groups and the leading term of the L-function of the Galois representation under consideration. In particular, when the L-function does […]

Number Theory Seminar: Peter Humphries (University of Virginia)

Maryland 201

Title: Restricted Arithmetic Quantum Unique ErgodicityAbstract: The quantum unique ergodicity conjecture of Rudnick and Sarnak concerns the mass equidistribution in the large eigenvalue limit of Laplacian eigenfunctions on negatively curved manifolds. This conjecture has been resolved by Lindenstrauss when this manifold is the modular surface assuming these eigenfunctions are additionally Hecke eigenfunctions, namely Hecke-Maass cusp forms. I […]

Special Number Theory Seminar: Minhyong Kim (International Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Edinburgh)

Krieger 413

Title: Arithmetic Quantum Field Theory? Abstract: Mathematical structures suggested by quantum field theory have revolutionised important areas of algebraic geometry, differential geometry, as well as topology in the last three decades. This talk will introduce a few of the recent ideas for applying structures inspired by physics to arithmetic geometry.

Number Theory Seminar: Christian Klevdal (UCSD)

Maryland 201

Title: Compatibility of canonical ell-adic local systems on Shimura varieties Abstract: In his 1979 Corvallis paper, Deligne uses a modular interpretation to construct canonical models of Shimura varieties of Hodge type, and suggested a dream that all Shimura varieties with rational weight should be moduli spaces of motives over number fields. Outside of the abelian […]

Number Theory Seminar: Jialiang Zou (University of Michigan)

Maryland 201

Title: The Geometry of Theta Correspondence for Principal Series over Finite Fields Abstract: In this talk, we explore the finite field theta correspondence between principal series representations. We begin by categorifying the relevant Hecke algebra bimodules associated with this correspondence. Utilizing characteristic cycle maps, we provide a detailed description of the theta correspondence for principal […]

Number Theory Seminar: Vesselin Dimitrov (Caltech)

Maryland 201

Title: The integral converse theorem and no-shadowing bounds for polynomials and L-functions Abstract: I will outline an alternative argument for the complex-analytic ingredient of the "unbounded denominators theorem" joint with Frank Calegari and Yunqing Tang, and then a refinement of the result as a converse theorem for Dirichlet series with almost-integer coefficients. This is followed […]

Number Theory Seminar: Si-Ying Lee (Stanford University)

Maryland 201

Title: Torsion vanishing for some Shimura varietiesAbstract: We will discuss joint work with Linus Hamann on generalizing the torsion-vanishing results of Caraiani-Scholze and Koshikawa for the cohomology of Shimura varieties. We do this by applying various geometric methods to understand sheaves on Bun_G, the moduli stack of G-bundles on the Fargues-Fontaine curve. Our method showcases that […]

Number Theory Seminar: Zhiyu Zhang (Stanford University)

Maryland 201

Title: Twisted Gan-Gross-Prasad conjecture and arithmetic fundamental lemma Abstract: The twisted Gan-Gross-Prasad (GGP) conjecture opens a way of studying (a twist of) central Asai L-values via descents and period integrals. Firstly, I will prove new cases of twisted GGP conjecture (joint work with Weixiao Lu and Danielle Wang), based on the relative trace formula approach […]

Number Theory Seminar: Omer Offen (Brandeis University)

Maryland 201

Title: On an application of the residue method. Abstract: When a period integral of an automorphic form converges and is not zero it is often related to a special value of an L-function and indicates that the automorphic form is a functorial transfer. When convergence fails it is still interesting to make sense of the […]

Number Theory Seminar: Sameera Vemulapalli (Stanford University)

Maryland 201

Title: Covers of P^1 and number fields Abstract:  Let $n$ be an integer. Via the Minkowski embedding, an order $mathcal{O}$ in a degree $n$ number field can be seen as a lattice. Similarly, given a degree $n$ cover of $mathbb{P}^1$, the pushforward of the structure sheaf is an interesting rank $n$ vector bundle on $mathbb{P^1}$. […]

Number Theory Seminar: Elad Zelingher (University of Michigan)

Maryland 201

Title: Kloosterman sums in representation theory of GL(n, Fq) Abstract: Given a "nice" irreducible representation of GL(n, Fq), one can define a special matrix coefficient attached to it, called the Bessel function. Often Kloosterman sums show up as special values of these Bessel functions. In this talk, I will first explain my previous results regarding […]