Peter Sarnak,
Professor, School of Mathematics. Through the works of Fermat,
Gauss, and Lagrange, we understand which positive integers can be
represented as sums of two, three, or four squares. Hilbert's 11th
problem, from 1900, extends this...
Memorial Program in Honor of His Life & Work
January 11-12, 2008
Renowned Norwegian mathematician Atle Selberg, Professor
Emeritus in the School of Mathematics at the Institute for Advanced
Study, died in 2007 at the age of 90. Throughout a...