The Pacific North West Number Theory Conference 9

Date:

Saturday, April 23, 2005

Location:

IRMACS (Interdisciplinary Research in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences),

ASB 10900 Presentation Studio (How to Get to the IRMACS Centre)
Simon Fraser University,
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6,
CANADA

Description:

The Ninth PACIFIC NORTH WEST NUMBER THEORY MEETING (PNWNT 2005) will take place in Vancouver at Simon Fraser University on April 23 , 2005. It is intended to have a relaxed schedule of talks, with ample time and opportunity for informal discussion.

Speakers:

Matthias Beck (San Francisco State University)

Enumerating integer-points in polytopes: applications to number theory [Abstract]

 

Michael Filaseta (University of South Carolina)

Recent advances in covering problems [Abstract]

 

Angel Kumchev (University of Texas, Austin)

Recent advances in the Waring-Goldbach problem [Abstract]

 

Ronald van Luijk (University of California Berkeley)

K3 surfaces with Picard number one and infinitely many rational points  [Abstract]

 

Roger Patterson  (University of Calgary)

Constructing fundamental units of real quadratic fields [Abstract]

 

Schedule:

10:00-10:15   Opening & Breakfast (ASB 10941 Flexible Meeting Room)

10:15-11:15   Matthias Beck (San Francisco State University) , ASB 10900 Presentation Studio

                       Enumerating integer-points in polytopes: applications to number theory

11:15-11:25   Coffee Break (ASB 10941 Flexible Meeting Room))

11:25-12:25   Michael Filaseta (University of South Carolina), ASB 10900 Presentation Studio

                       Recent advances in covering problems

 

12:25-2:20    Conference Buffet Lunch at (Himalayan Peak Indian Cuisine),

                      8901 Cornerstone Mews, SFU

 

2:20-3:20      Angel Kumchev (University of Texas, Austin), ASB 10900 Presentation Studio

                      Recent advances in the Waring-Goldbach problem

3:20-3:30     Coffee Break (ASB 10941 Flexible Meeting Room)

3:30-4:30     Ronald van Luijk (University of California Berkeley), ASB 10900 Presentation Studio

                     K3 surfaces with Picard number one and infinitely many rational points

4:30-4:40     Coffee Break (ASB 10941 Flexible Meeting Room)

4:40-5:40     Roger Patterson  (University of Calgary), ASB 10900 Presentation Studio

                     Constructing fundamental units of real quadratic fields

5:40-         Self Organized Dinner

Registration:

The meeting is sponsored by PIMS (The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences). As a result there is NO registration fee. But we still want to know who will come. Please email us if you will attend this conference.

Web page:

http://oldweb.cecm.sfu.ca/MRG/NTG/pnwnt9.html

Travel:

Simon Fraser University is located in Burnaby, BC, which is part of the Greater Vancouver Area of British Columbia, Canada. For travel information, look at the MAPS OF SFU.

Accomondations:

Participants should make their own hotel reservations. Please see hotels for more information.

List of Participants

 

Organisation:

Peter Borwein

Dept. of Math.
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC
CANADA V5A 1S6

 

email:

pborwein@cecm.sfu.ca

telephone:

(604) 291-4376

fax:

(604) 291-4947

Stephen Choi

Dept. of Math.
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC
CANADA V5A 1S6

 

email:

kkchoi@cecm.sfu.ca

telephone:

(604) 291-3636

fax:

(604) 291-4947