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Arithmetic of Elliptic Curves

Fall 2024

Details

Credit

3

Mode

In Person

Component

Lecture

Meets

In Person September 3, 2024 - December 10, 2024

Instructors

Paul Gunnells

Description

Elliptic curves, as the only smooth projective algebraic curves equipped with a group law, play a central role in modern arithmetic geometry. The goal of this course is to learn the tools and techniques required to study these groups over the rational numbers by first studying them over finite fields, p-adic fields and archimedean fields.

Eligibility


Open to Graduate students only.

Dates

Start Date

September 3, 2024

End Date

December 10, 2024

Subject Details

Subject Description

Mathematics

Subject

MATH

Catalog Number

714

Class Number

36765

Catalog Details

Course ID

119622

Section

01

Academic Career

GRAD

Meeting

Tu Th 10:00AM 11:15AM Lederle Grad Res Tower rm 1322

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