Assistant Professor of Mathematics Tori Day from at Mount Holyoke College will visit Kenyon to discuss her research in torsion points on elliptic curves.
Can you add a non-zero integer to itself m times and get 0? This might seem like a straightforward question to ask about the integers; but when we ask the analogue of it for other mathematical structures the answer gets more exciting. In this talk, we will see how to answer the (appropriate analogue) of our question for the integers, the integers modulo n, and elliptic curves. Along the way, I'll also share a bit about some of my research on torsion points on elliptic curves. No prior group theory or number theory knowledge will be assumed.
Join us on Monday, March 16, at 3:10 p.m. in Hayes 109 to hear this exciting presentation. We hope to see you there!