Introduction to the BSD conjecture
Time: 2017-12-14
Published By: Meng Yu
Speaker(s): Xinyi Yuan (University of California, Berkeley)
Time: 15:00-16:00 December 20, 2017
Venue: Room 82J04, Jiayibing Building, Jingchunyuan 82, BICMR
Abstract: The goal of this talk is to introduce the prestigious Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture and related results. Topics will include the modularity theorem, the Gross-Zagier formula and Kolyvagin's result.