Statut | Confirmé |
Série | MATH-IHES |
Domaines | math |
Date | Mardi 9 Avril 2024 |
Heure | 14:30 |
Institut | IHES |
Salle | Amphithéâtre Léon Motchane |
Nom de l'orateur | Solomon |
Prenom de l'orateur | David |
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Institution de l'orateur | University College London & IHES |
Titre | SICs, Heisenberg Groups and Starks Conjectures |
Résumé | SICs are configurations of equiangular complex lines in C^d which have been objects of interest to workers in Quantum Information Theory and Design Theory since the 1970's. They are conjectured to exist for all d > 3. Computer calculations show that: all known SICs but one admit an action of the discrete Heisenberg group over Z/dZ, and the inner products of SIC vectors determine Stark units in abelian extensions of the real quadratic field k= Q (√((d-3)(d+1) )) These units `solve' the celebrated conjectures of Harold Stark on special values of Artin L-functions. Their general existence would lead to a solution of Hilbert's 12th Problem over an important class of number fields. After explaining SICs in more detail, I will sketch a programme to put them in a context of p-adic integration and Z_p-extensions, with the aim of elucidating the number Theory involved. If time allows, I will explain some other intriguing, recent links between Physics, SICs and Stark's conjectures. |
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