AUTOMORPHIC FORMS

MATH 847

Topics may include: Lie groups, algebraic groups, Chevalley groups, simple groups and associated geometries, group cohomology, group rings, Hopf algebras, enveloping algebras, quantum groups, infinite-dimensional Lie algebras, Hecke algebras, automorphic forms, Galois representations, zeta and L-functions, abelian varieties.

MATH 843

Introduction to the representation theory of Lie groups and their combinatorics. Universal enveloping algebras, highest weight modules, induction, restriction, weights, characters, multiplicity formulas, tensor products, Shapovalov forms, filtrations, Kazhdan-Zetlin patterns, Littelmann paths.

MATH 845

Introduction to local and global class field theory. Theory of local fields; local and global class field theory; complex multiplication, adeles, ideles, idele class characters, Tchebotarev's Density Theorem, CM elliptic curves, construction of class fields of imaginary quadratic fields.

MATH 749

An introduction to the Riemann zeta function and Dirichlet L-functions, and their application to topics such as the distribution of prime numbers and the arithmetic of quadratic fields. Familiarity with elementary number theory [such asMATH 567] and complex analysis [such asMATH 623] is strongly recommended.

MATH 848

This is an advanced graduate topic course in number theory. Topics will vary. Target audience: Advanced graduate students in number theory, representation theory, and algebraic geometry.