UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

COLLOQUIUM

 


FALL 2016

Thursday,  September 29, 3:30-4:20 pm, room TLC 022

Refreshments in Brink 305 at 3:00 pm


Weyl sums and equidistribution in number theory


 

Sheng-Chi Liu



Department of Mathematics

  Washington State University


In this talk, we will introduce Weyl sums and explain the connection between Weyl sums and equidistribution problems in number theory. We will then discuss various methods for estimating Weyl sums and their applications. In particular, we will give an estimate of quadratic Weyl sums by using the spectral theory of automorphic forms. Such Weyl sums are related to the equidistribution of quadratic roots.