Arithmetic and Dynamics on Varieties of Markoff Type
Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Seminar
Date
Thursday, June 15, 2023 13:00 - 15:00
Speaker
Alexander Gamburd (The Graduate Center, CUNY)
Location
Heinzel Seminar Room (I21.EG.101), Office Building West, ISTA
Series
Seminar/Talk
Tags
Mathematics and CS Seminar, mathematical_seminar_ics
Host
Tim Browning
Contact
The Markoff equation $x^2+y^2+z^2=3xyz$, which arose in his spectacular thesis (1879), is ubiquitous in a tremendous variety of contexts. After reviewing some of these, we will discuss (briefly) asymptotics of integer points, and (in some detail) recent progress towards establishing forms of strong approximation on varieties of Markoff type, as well as ensuing implications, diophantine and dynamical.