Speaker:
Ariel Pacetti (Universidade de Aveiro)
Email:
apacetti@ua.ptLocation:
Seminario I del IMUS
Date:
Wed, 3 jun 2026 12:00
Bio:
I'm a principal researcher holding a CIDMA Chair in Number Theory. My interests span the study of special values of L-series to the numerical aspects and applications of the Langlands program. I actively participate in the dissemination of number theory across underrepresented countries.
The goal of this talk is to give a gentle introduction to the theory of hypergeometric motives. We will start by recalling the definition of the Gauss hypergeometric function $_{2}F_1$, the differential equation it satisfies, and how it relates to a motive. The talk is aimed at a general audience, and we will focus on examples to describe the theory and its main properties.