Dr. Jesús Guillera (Universidad de Zaragoza)

will speak on

Ramanujan-like series and String Theory

Time: 3:00PM
Date: Wed 23rd February 2011
Location: Mathematical Sciences Seminar Room [map]

Abstract: Beginning in 2002 I have discovered formulas for $1/\pi^2$ which are similar to Ramanujan-type series for $1/\pi$ and I have proved some of them by the WZ-method. In this talk I will show how to find this kind of series by solving certain equations for some special rational values of a parameter. Curiously, our equations involve functions which are well known to Superstring physicists.

(This talk is part of the K-Theory, Quadratic Forms and Number Theory series.)

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