MATH Seminar: “Modular equations and approximations to 1/pi.”, Hamza Yeşilyurt, 1:30PM October 8 2024 (EN)

You are cordially invited to the Number Theory Seminar organized by the Department of Mathematics.

Speaker: Hamza Yeşilyurt (Bilkent)

“Modular equations and approximations to 1/pi.”

Abstract: In this talk we will describe Ramanujan’s method of finding fast converging infinite series representations for 1/pi by using explicit evaluations of some modular functions. I will introduce modular equations, class invariants and give examples of some of Ramanujan’s derivations together with some recent work on the subject.

Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Time: 13:30
Place: SA-Z19