Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar II

Sum-Product Estimates, Expanders, and Sieving

We prove that Cayley graphs of SL_2(Z/qZ) are expanders with respect to the projection of any fixed elements in SL_2(Z) generating a non-elementary subgroup. This expansion property plays crucial role in establishing almost prime version of "SL_2(Z) Dirichlet Theorem". Joint work with Jean Bourgain and Peter Sarnak.

Date & Time

December 19, 2006 | 10:30am – 12:30pm

Location

S-101

Speakers

Alex Gamburd

Affiliation

University of California at Santa Cruz