Greg Smith (Queen's University)

Date

Thursday March 30, 2023
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Location

Jeffery Hall, Room 118

Math Club

Thursday, March 30th, 2023

Time: 5:30 p.m.  Place: Jeffery Hall, Room 118

Speaker: Greg Smith (Queen's University)

Title: How to win a Field’s Medal?

Abstract: Why was June Huh awarded a Fields Medal in 2022?

In this talk, we will probe some connections between combinatorics and algebraic geometry. We hope to provide an understanding of the Dowling-Wilson conjecture and some insight into its proof.