We will start with an exercise, the proof of Fermat’s Christmas Theorem – also called two squares theorem – via the hyperbolic plane. We will then slightly extend our approach to prove Lagrange’s four squares theorem. We will try to put all this as well in the context of turbulent but fascinated times.
Speaker: Professor Vlad Sergiescu (University of Grenoble, France)
How to participate in this seminar:
1. Book your nearest ACE facility;
2. Notify the seminar convenor at La Trobe University (Yuri Nikolayevsky) to notify you will be participating.
No access to an ACE facility? Contact Maaike Wienk to arrange a temporary Visimeet licence for remote access (limited number of licences available – first come first serve)