University of Lethbridge

Given a field K, a K-valued sequence is said to satisfy a linear recurrence if the n-th term can be expressed as a fixed K-linear combination of the preceding d terms for some d. The sequence of Fibonacci numbers is a famous example of such a...

Let $\phi(n)$ be Euler's totient function and let $q$ and $a$ be fixed coprime natural numbers. Denote by $S_{q,a}$ the set of natural numbers whose prime divisors are all congruent to $a$ modulo $q$. We can establish \[\limsup_{n \in S_{q,a}} \frac...

A Dirichlet polynomial is a function of the form $A(t)=\sum_{n \le N} a_n n^{-it}$ where $a_n$ is a complex sequence, $N \in \mathbb{N}$, and $t \in \mathbb{R}$. For $T \ge 1$, the mean values $$\int_{0}^{T} |A(t)|^2 \, dt$$ play an important role in...

The first introductory lecture may be followed as a colloquium talk, independent of the subsequent lectures. Lectures 1 and 2 are independent. Lectures 3 and 4 are independent, but each of them depends on Lecture 2. The lectures will be completed by...

In this talk I will discuss joint work with Clifton Cunningham, Ahamed Moussaui, James Mracek and Bin Xu. I will begin by giving a brief overview of the (conjectural) Langlands Correspondence, focusing in particular on Vogan's geometric reformulation...

Reduced ideals of a number field F have inverses of small norms and they form a finite and regularly distributed set in the infrastructure of F. Therefore, they can be used to compute the regulator and the class number of a number field. One usually...

Please bring your favourite unsolved math problems. Anyone with a problem to share will be given about 5 minutes to present it. We will also choose most of the speakers for the rest of the semester. Everyone is welcome.

Description (in plain text format): The modularity theorem tells us that for every elliptic curve E over the field Q of rational numbers, there is a modular form f such that the L-function L(s,f) for f coincides with the L-function L(s,rho) for the...

In this talk we will begin by discussing the main goals of number theory and by explaining why zeta and L-functions are important. We will then introduce the Mahler measure, which is a function on the roots of polynomials but can also be extended to...

A Dirichlet polynomial is a function of the form $A(t)=\sum_{n \le N} a_n n^{-it}$ where $a_n$ is a complex sequence, $N \in \mathbb{N}$, and $t \in \mathbb{R}$. For $T \ge 1$, the mean values$$\int_{0}^{T} |A(t)|^2 \, dt$$play an important role in...