4. Other techniques: Brauer-Manin and descent obstructions, the hypergeometric method of Thue-Siegel, miscellaneous approaches to Diophantine equations.
Format: We intend to offer a lecture
series on each of these subjects. Each lecture will include a number of linked exercises, ranging from the routine to research level.
The students will work on the exercises in groups and
present their solutions in a daily wrap-up session. We have ensured that each of
the areas of expertise is represented by at least one of the organizers
Information for Prospective Participants
The summer school is aimed at graduate students, though other applications will be considered.
To express interest in attending, send an email by December 1st, 2011 to
nt2012@math.ubc.ca
describing your background and indicating your interest in the school, and arrange to have your adviser send a short follow-up email (to the same address).
Applications received after this date will be considered, space permitting.
All meals and housing will be provided free of charge for participants, but travel expenses are the student's responsibility. More information (including a tentative schedule) will be made available as soon as possible.
CNTA XII
The summer school is scheduled to immediately precede the 12th meeting of the Canadian
Number Theory Association, to be held from June 17th until June 22nd at the University of Lethbridge
in Alberta, Canada. Participants interested in this, the largest regularly scheduled meeting of number theorists in North America, are directed
to the
CNTA XII website.