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April 30, 2021 1:00 pmSpeaker: Kenz Kallal (Harvard) Title: The Arthur–Selberg trace formula and some applications to arithmetic statistics Speaker: Lux Zhao (Harvard) Title: The history and mathematics of the axiom of choice Go here to...
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January 27, 2021 4:30 pmGiven fixed integers a, b, c, which primes can be written as aX^2 + bXY + cY^2 for integers X, Y? This simple question in number theory has generated vast...
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December 2, 2020 4:30 pmp-Adic numbers have always been primarily associated with pure Mathematics, and have become especially relevant in algebra and modern number theory. But why did Computer Scientists become interested in them?...
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October 28, 2020 4:30 pmThe purest forms of functional programming use monads to define computations that happen within contexts. For instance, the IO monad, which is a standard object in Haskell as well as...
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October 14, 2020 4:30 pmProving a result that’s more general than intended can often be a cause to celebrate! But it can also be a red flag, indicating that a particular technique is not...
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September 30, 2020 4:30 pmThe geometry of rhombic tilings and tessellations like the Penrose tiling have captivated mathematicians and artists alike. Hidden in the geometry of certain rhombic tilings of certain polygons, though, is...
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