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An introduction to the modular method and Fermat-type equations

Speaker: Lucas Villagra Torcomian

Date: Wed, Oct 22, 2025

Location: PIMS, Simon Fraser University, Online, Zoom

Conference: Emergent Research: The PIMS Postdoctoral Fellow Seminar

Subject: Mathematics

Class: Scientific

Abstract:

In this talk we will introduce the modular method, the approach followed by Wiles to prove Fermat’s Last Theorem. We will explain the role of elliptic curves, modular forms, and Galois representations in this framework, and discuss how the method has evolved in recent years.