May 25, 2006

• Order and Ennui

  Meanwhile, back at the Institute for Advanced Study:

  May 25, 4:40 PM –
  Research Seminar
  (Simonyi Hall Seminar Room) –
  Pirita Paajanen,
  The Hebrew University of Jerusalem:
  Zeta functions of
  finitely generated infinite groups

  Some background cited by Paajanen:

  M.P.F. du Sautoy, “Zeta functions of groups: The quest for order versus
  the flight from ennui,” Groups St Andrews 2001 – in Oxford, Volume 1,
  CUP 2003.

  Those who prefer the showbiz approach to mathematics (the flight from ennui?) may enjoy a website giving further background from du Sautoy.

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