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Samit Dasgupta (Duke University)

Friday, December 10, 2021 14:00to15:00

TITLE :
Stark's Conjectures and Hilbert's 12th Problem.

ABSTRACT :
In this talk we will discuss two central problems in algebraic number theory and their interconnections: explicit class field theory and the special values of L-functions. The goal of explicit class field theory is to describe the abelian extensions of a ground number field via analytic means intrinsic to the ground field; this question lies at the core of Hilbert's 12th Problem. Meanwhile, there is an abundance of conjectures on the values of L-functions at certain special points. Of these, Stark's Conjecture has relevance toward explicit class field theory. I will describe two recent joint results with Mahesh Kakde on these topics. The first is a proof of the Brumer-Stark conjecture away from p=2. This conjecture states the existence of certain canonical elements in abelian extensions of totally real fields. The second is a proof of an exact formula for Brumer-Stark units that has been developed over the last 15 years. We show that these units together with other easily written explicit elements generate the maximal abelian extension of a totally real field, thereby giving a p-adic solution to the question of explicit class field theory for these fields.

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This conference will be held in hybrid mode with a limited number of 21 participants on site. To reserve your place by first come, first serve, please use the link below.

ON-SITE : CRM - Pavillon André Aisenstadt: Salle/ Room 5340

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