Mathematics Colloquium: James Borger (Australian National University) - What is a Witt Vector?
Dates
Thu, Oct 24, 2024 - 12:30 PM — Thu, Oct 24, 2024 - 01:30 PM
Admission Fee
Free
Event Address
City College of NY, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031
Phone Number
(212)650-5346
Event Location
North Academic Center Building, Room 6/113
Event Details
Title: What is a Witt Vector?
Abstract
Witt vectors are just vectors, but with certain exotic addition and multiplication rules. They are becoming more common with new applications in number theory, but they have a reputation for being mystifying. I'll give a concrete and hopefully transparent introduction to them.