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Algebra and Number Theory Seminar

Bernoulli numbers and class numbers in function fields
Jing Long Hoelscher
Department of Mathematics, The University of Arizona
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
2:00 PM
Math 402

This talk will concern the divisibility of class numbers and their relation with Bernoulli numbers for function fields of positive characteristic. In number fields, the Herbrand-Ribet theorem gives a precise relation between the divisibility between class numbers and Bernoulli numbers. In function fields, the Herbrand's direction is proved to be true, but the other direction has obvious conuter-examples. Gekeler reformulated a conjecture similar to Ribet's theorem. This talk will report some recent progress towards the Gekeler's conjecture.

Event submitted 5 Nov 2009 by Jing Long Hoelscher.

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