Number Theory
For Fall 2023, the Number Theory Seminar is running on Thursdays from 2–3PM (occasionally from 1–2PM).
Group overview
Number theorists study properties of the integers, as well as related generating functions (analytic number theory), arithmetic in generalizations of the integers (algebraic number theory), the distribution of rational and algebraic numbers within the reals (Diophantine approximation), and countless other topics.
At UBC, the Number Theory group works on sieve methods and the distribution of primes, Diophantine problems, special values of L-functions, arithmetic dynamics, representations of p-adic groups, non-commutative Iwasawa theory and automorphic forms.
For prospective students
Number theory is an ancient area of mathematical research. Many problems in number theory are so accessible that they can be easily stated to undergraduates, yet so deep that they have withstood attempts to prove them for centuries or even millennia. Number theory has close connections with many other areas such as algebraic geometry, combinatorics, cryptography and coding theory, harmonic analysis, probability, complex analysis, and representation theory. All these connections are explored in the various courses in number theory that we offer each year.
People
| Faculty | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Michael Bennett | |
| Dragos Ghioca | Arithmetic geometry and algebraic dynamics. |
| Julia Gordon | Harmonic analysis on p-adic groups, motivic integration. |
| Greg Martin | |
| Rachel Ollivier | Representation theory of p-adic groups and Hecke algebras, mod p and p-adic Langlands program. |
| Lior Silberman | |
| Jozsef Solymosi | Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Discrete Geometry, and Combinatorial Number Theory. |
| Vinayak Vatsal | Special values of L-functions; modular forms; Iwasawa theory. |
| Nahid Walji | Math. Ed.: Second and third year mathematical experiences, outreach. Num.Th.: elliptic curves, automorphic L-functions. |
| Postdoctoral Researchers | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Sarah Dijols | Representation theory, Number theory |
| Shubhodip Mondal | Algebraic geometry, Number theory, Algebraic topology. |
| Paul Peringuey |
| Graduate Students | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Prajeet Bajpai | Diophantine equations |
| Simone Coccia | |
| Simone Maletto | |
| Tam Nguyen | |
| Kin Ming Tsang | |
| Chi Hoi (Kyle) Yip | arithmetic combinatorics and analytic number theory |