Mon, 02 Nov 2015

16:00 - 17:00
C2

The Arithmetic of K3 Surfaces

Christopher Nicholls
(Oxford)
Abstract

The study of rational points on K3 surfaces has recently seen a lot of activity. We discuss how to compute the Picard rank of a K3 surface over a number field, and the implications for the Brauer-Manin obstruction.

Mon, 26 Oct 2015

16:00 - 17:00
C2

Some ideas on rational/integral points on algebraic curves

Junghwan Lim
(Oxford)
Abstract

I will introduce classical results on finiteness theorem with a way of connecting them to idea of covering spaces. I will talk about the proof of FLT under this connection.

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