Department of Mathematics
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore 560 012
SEMINAR
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Speaker |
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Dr. Jayadev Athreya |
| Affiliation | : | Yale University |
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Subject Area |
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Mathematics
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Venue |
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Lecture Hall - I, Dept of Mathematics
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Time |
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4.00 pm
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Date |
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July 20,2009 (Monday) |
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Title |
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Horocycles on the modular surface and diophantine approximation |
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Abstract |
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We describe a relationship between cusp excursions of horocycles on the modular surfaces SL(2, R)/SL(2, Z) and diophantine approximation. |