Special Colloquium
Ramin Takloo-Bighash
Princeton University
Distribution of rational points on compactifications of algebraic groups
Abstract: In this talk, I will motivate and explain a new result on the distribution of
rational points of bounded height on "wonderful" compactifications of
semi-simple groups of adjoint type. A special case of the result is the
conjecture of Manin on the distribution of rational points with bounded
anti-canonical height for this class of varieties. This is joint work with
Joseph A. Shalika and Yuri Tschinkel. The exposition will be for a broad
mathematical audience.
Monday January 9, 2006 at 4:00 PM in SEO 636