Rational Homology Spheres and Automorphic Forms
| IAS/PRINCETON NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR | |
| Topic: | Rational Homology Spheres and Automorphic Forms |
| Speaker: | Frank Calegari |
| Affiliation: | Harvard University |
| Date: | Wednesday, November 2 |
| Time/Room: | 2:00pm - 3:00pm/Fine Hall 314 |
Let K be an imaginary quadratic field. Modular forms for K are related to the cohomology of arithmetic 3-manifolds. By using the Galois representations associated to such forms we produce an explicit tower of rational homology three spheres with certain properties, answering a question of Cooper. Along the way we give the world's most complicated proof that the modular curve X_0(1) has genus zero. (Joint work with Nathan Dunfield)