What is the Riemann Hypothesis?
This video provides a basic introduction to the Riemann Hypothesis based on the the superb book 'Prime Obsession' by John Derbyshire. Along the way I look at convergent and divergent series, Euler's famous solution to the Basel problem, and the Riemann-Zeta function. Analytic continuation
From playlist Mathematics
Dimitri Zvonkine - On two ELSV formulas
The ELSV formula (discovered by Ekedahl, Lando, Shapiro and Vainshtein) is an equality between two numbers. The first one is a Hurwitz number that can be defined as the number of factorizations of a given permutation into transpositions. The second is the integral of a characteristic class
From playlist 4th Itzykson Colloquium - Moduli Spaces and Quantum Curves
Introduction to additive combinatorics lecture 10.8 --- A weak form of Freiman's theorem
In this short video I explain how the proof of Freiman's theorem for subsets of Z differs from the proof given earlier for subsets of F_p^N. The answer is not very much: the main differences are due to the fact that cyclic groups of prime order do not have lots of subgroups, so one has to
From playlist Introduction to Additive Combinatorics (Cambridge Part III course)
Anupam Gupta: The Independent Set problem on Degree d Graphs
Anupam Gupta: The Independent Set problem on Degree d Graphs The independent set problem on graphs with maximum degree d is known to be Ω(d/log2 d) hard to approximate, assuming the unique games conjecture. However, the best approximation algorithm was worse by about an Ω(log d) factor. I
From playlist HIM Lectures 2015
Dichotomy & Poincare Duality by Somnath Basu
PROGRAM DUALITIES IN TOPOLOGY AND ALGEBRA (ONLINE) ORGANIZERS: Samik Basu (ISI Kolkata, India), Anita Naolekar (ISI Bangalore, India) and Rekha Santhanam (IIT Mumbai, India) DATE & TIME: 01 February 2021 to 13 February 2021 VENUE: Online Duality phenomena are ubiquitous in mathematics
From playlist Dualities in Topology and Algebra (Online)
Proof of Lemma and Lagrange's Theorem
Please Subscribe here, thank you!!! https://goo.gl/JQ8Nys Proof of Lemma and Lagrange's Theorem. This video starts by proving that any two right cosets have the same cardinality. Then we prove Lagrange's Theorem which says that if H is a subgroup of a finite group G then the order of H div
From playlist Abstract Algebra
A (compelling?) reason for the Riemann Hypothesis to be true #SOME2
A visual walkthrough of the Riemann Zeta function and a claim of a good reason for the truth of the Riemann Hypothesis. This is not a formal proof but I believe the line of argument could lead to a formal proof.
From playlist Summer of Math Exposition 2 videos
Weil conjectures 1 Introduction
This talk is the first of a series of talks on the Weil conejctures. We recall properties of the Riemann zeta function, and describe how Artin used these to motivate the definition of the zeta function of a curve over a finite field. We then describe Weil's generalization of this to varie
From playlist Algebraic geometry: extra topics
Junctions of chiral edge states by Sourin Das
DISCUSSION MEETING : EDGE DYNAMICS IN TOPOLOGICAL PHASES ORGANIZERS : Subhro Bhattacharjee, Yuval Gefen, Ganpathy Murthy and Sumathi Rao DATE & TIME : 10 June 2019 to 14 June 2019 VENUE : Madhava Lecture Hall, ICTS Bangalore Topological phases of matter have been at the forefront of r
From playlist Edge dynamics in topological phases 2019
What is General Relativity? Lesson 69: The Einstein Equation
What is General Relativity? Lesson 69: The Einstein Equation Having done so much work with the Einstein tensor, the interpretation of the Einstein equation is almost anti-climatic! The hard part is finding the Newtonian limit in order to understand the constant of proportionality between
From playlist What is General Relativity?
A Tale of Two Reconstructions by Ganpathy Murthy
DISCUSSION MEETING : EDGE DYNAMICS IN TOPOLOGICAL PHASES ORGANIZERS : Subhro Bhattacharjee, Yuval Gefen, Ganpathy Murthy and Sumathi Rao DATE & TIME : 10 June 2019 to 14 June 2019 VENUE : Madhava Lecture Hall, ICTS Bangalore Topological phases of matter have been at the forefront of r
From playlist Edge dynamics in topological phases 2019
Quantum Spin Liquids in Kagome Lattice by Subhro Bhattacharjee
29 May 2017 to 02 June 2017 VENUE: Ramanujan Lecture Hall, ICTS Bangalore This program aims to bring together people working on classical and quantum systems with disorder and interactions. The extensive exploration, through experiments, simulations and model calculations, of growing cor
From playlist Correlation and Disorder in Classical and Quantum Systems
Around the Davenport-Heilbronn Function - Enrico Bombieri
Enrico Bombieri Institute for Advanced Study November 10, 2011 The Davenport-Heilbronn function (introduced by Titchmarsh) is a linear combination of the two L-functions with a complex character mod 5, with a functional equation of L-function type but for which the analogue of the Riemann
From playlist Mathematics
Symmetries, Duality, and the Unity of Physics (Lecture – 01) by Nathan Seiberg
DATE: 08 January 2018, 16:00 to 17:30 VENUE: Ramanujan Lecture Hall, ICTS Bangalore Lecture 1: 8 January 2018, 16:00 to 17:30 Title: Symmetries, Duality, and the Unity of Physics Abstract: Global symmetries and gauge symmetries have played a crucial role in physics. The idea of duality d
From playlist Infosys-ICTS Chandrasekhar Lectures
Breakdown Of Hydrodynamics Below Four Dimensions in a Fraction Fluid by Andrew Lucas
DISCUSSION MEETING : HYDRODYNAMICS AND FLUCTUATIONS - MICROSCOPIC APPROACHES IN CONDENSED MATTER SYSTEMS (ONLINE) ORGANIZERS : Abhishek Dhar (ICTS-TIFR, India), Keiji Saito (Keio University, Japan) and Tomohiro Sasamoto (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan) DATE : 06 September 2021 to 1
From playlist Hydrodynamics and fluctuations - microscopic approaches in condensed matter systems (ONLINE) 2021
Conformal Dynamics in Pseudo-Riemannian Geometry: a Question of A. Lichnerowicz - Charles Frances
Charles Frances Universite Paris-Sud 11; Member, School of Mathematics April 1, 2013 In the middle of the sixties, A. Lichnerowicz raised the following simple question: “Is the round sphere the only compact Riemannian manifold admitting a noncompact group of conformal transformations?” The
From playlist Mathematics
Dimitri Zvonkine - Hurwitz numbers, the ELSV formula, and the topological recursion
We will use the example of Hurwitz numbers to make an introduction into the intersection theory of moduli spaces of curves and into the subject of topological recursion.
From playlist Physique mathématique des nombres de Hurwitz pour débutants
Theory of numbers: Gauss's lemma
This lecture is part of an online undergraduate course on the theory of numbers. We describe Gauss's lemma which gives a useful criterion for whether a number n is a quadratic residue of a prime p. We work it out explicitly for n = -1, 2 and 3, and as an application prove some cases of Di
From playlist Theory of numbers
Theory of numbers: Congruences: Euler's theorem
This lecture is part of an online undergraduate course on the theory of numbers. We prove Euler's theorem, a generalization of Fermat's theorem to non-prime moduli, by using Lagrange's theorem and group theory. As an application of Fermat's theorem we show there are infinitely many prim
From playlist Theory of numbers
Localization of Spaces by Somnath Basu
PROGRAM DUALITIES IN TOPOLOGY AND ALGEBRA (ONLINE) ORGANIZERS: Samik Basu (ISI Kolkata, India), Anita Naolekar (ISI Bangalore, India) and Rekha Santhanam (IIT Mumbai, India) DATE & TIME: 01 February 2021 to 13 February 2021 VENUE: Online Duality phenomena are ubiquitous in mathematics
From playlist Dualities in Topology and Algebra (Online)