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Akshay Venkatesh: The Great Connector - Fields Medal Symposium 2022

Offered By: Fields Institute via YouTube

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Course Description

Overview

Explore the groundbreaking work of Fields Medal recipient Akshay Venkatesh in this 1 hour 19 minute symposium lecture from the Fields Institute. Delve into Venkatesh's remarkable ability to synthesize concepts from analytic number theory, homogeneous dynamics, topology, and representation theory to solve longstanding mathematical problems. Discover how this Institute for Advanced Study professor's intellectual flexibility allows him to make significant contributions across multiple mathematical domains, earning him a reputation as one of math's "great connectors." Learn about Venkatesh's unique approach to the symposium, focusing on "The Changing Face of Mathematical Research" and examining how new perspectives and evolving technology are shaping the nature of research and proof in mathematics. Gain insights into the inextricable relationship between mathematical research and its broader context in this thought-provoking presentation.

Syllabus

2022 Fields Medal Symposium: Akshay Venkatesh


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Fields Institute

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