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Number Theory Seminar

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Department of Mathematics
Location
Altgeld Hall 347
Date
Feb 13, 2024   11:00 - 11:50 am  
Speaker
Kevin Ford (UIUC)
Contact
Jesse Thorner and Yuan Liu
E-Mail
jat9@illinois.edu and yyyliu@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Number Theory Seminar Calendar

Title:  Toward a theory of prime detecting sieves

Abstract:  I will give a gentle introduction to the "Type-I/Type-II" sieves that have in recent years been successful at detecting primes in difficult sequences, and recent work with James Maynard to develop a systematic theory for such sieves.

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