401-3110-65L  Monstrous Moonshine

SemesterAutumn Semester 2015
LecturersC. A. Keller
Periodicitynon-recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish
CommentNumber of participants limited to 16.


AbstractWe study Monstrous Moonshine, the surprising connection between modular forms and the Monster group.
ObjectiveTo understand the equation 196884 = 196883 + 1.
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Prerequisites / NoticeAlgebra I and II. Some familiarity with modular forms and Lie algebras is helpful, but not crucial: all necessary concepts will be introduced in the early talks.