Mathematics Colloquium
Date: Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Time: 2.00 PM
Venue: Seminar Hall, CMI
Special points on moduli spaces
Ananth Shankar
Northwestern University.
05-02-25

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Abstract

Special points on moduli spaces have long been of arithmetic interest. For instance, Gauss' work on binary quadratic forms was intimately related to special points on the modular curve. In this talk, I will speak about special points on more general spaces, eventually working towards the p-adic and mod p distribution of special points in these moduli spaces. This is based on results joint with Kisin-Lam-Srinivasan and joint with Bakker-Tsimerman.