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Algebra and Number Theory Seminar
Iwasawa Theory of Elliptic Curves and BSD in Rank Zero (Part II)
Jordan Schettler
Department of Mathematics, The University of Arizona
Monday, 2 November 2009
2:00 PM
First, we will review classical Iwasawa theory for number fields. Then a description of how to develop an analogous theory for elliptic curves will be given. Next, we'll use these ideas to provide an application to the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture in rank zero. Finally, three explicit examples will be discussed.
