The Tao of Mathematics, and Think Locally
Abstract
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An informal discussion of Serre's conjecture on the modularity of odd irreducible representations of Gal(\bar Q|Q) into GL_2(\bar F_p), using Ramanujan's tau-function as an illustrative example. Also, a word about the importance of thinking locally.
Text of two talks at Bangalore, August 2005
Text of two talks at Bangalore, August 2005