Seminar Details
Burgess' Bound on Character Sums
- Start Date: October 23, 2019
- Event Start Time: 12:15 PM
- Event End Time: 1:15 PM
- Seminar Series: Graduate Combinatorics Seminar
- Presenter(s): Vishwas Bhargava - Rutgers University
- Event Location: Mathematics Graduate Student Lounge -- 7th Floor | Rutgers University | Hill Center | Mathematics Department
- Presentation Type: Stand Alone Presentation
- Abstract:
Finding the least quadratic non-residue in a finite field is of great interest in number theory, Additive Combinatorics, and Theoretical computer science. We will look into a state-of-the-art bound for this which was proved by Burgess in 1963. It is a smart proof with lots of open problems around it. Time permitting, I will also discuss some recent developments