Geometry of Elliptic Curves

A drawing of an elliptic curve with the group law depicted

 

 

Organizer: Alistair Severn
 
This reading group will follow the SMSTC supplementary course of the same name. The course details can be found on the SMSTC course page
 
Lectures take place 9:00-11:00 every Monday on Zoom. Participants should ensure they are enrolled on the course via the SMSTC website in order to receive the zoom details.
 
We will also organise sporadic meetings of the reading group in order for participants to give individual talks on more specialised topics within the subject area.
 
The first meeting will be 11:00-13:00 on Thursday 12th of February in Bayes 1.35 and on zoom.
 
The second meeting will be 11:00-12:00 on Thursday 12th of March in Bayes 1.35 and on zoom.

Schedule

  • Lectures: 9:00-11:00 every Monday of semester 2 on zoom.
  • First reading group meeting: 11:00-13:00, Thursday 12th of February, Bayes 1.35 and on zoom.
  • Second reading group meeting: 11:00-12:00, Thursday 12th of March, Bayes 1.35 and on zoom.
    • Talk Title: Tate–Shafarevich groups of elliptic curves
    • Speaker: Mia Lam
    • Typed Notes