School of Mathematics Colloquium
Representations of numbers as sums of squares
by Prof. Srinivas V. (TIFR)
Thursday, July 7, 2011
from
to
(Asia/Kolkata)
at Colaba Campus ( AG-69 )
at Colaba Campus ( AG-69 )
TIFR
Description |
A famous theorem of Lagrange states that every nonnegative integer n can be expressed as a sum of 4 squares. A natural question then arises: in how many ways can you do it, as a function of n ? I will discuss this question, and similar ones, by making connections with modular forms. [This talk is primarilly meant for the VSRP students of mathematics.] |