Computing Borel's Regulator

Speaker: Ruben Sanchez Garcia (Southampton)

Time: 3:00PM
Date: Wed 30th March 2011

Location: Mathematical Sciences Seminar Room

Abstract
We present an infinite series formula for the Borel regulator evaluated on the odd-dimensional homology of the general linear group of a number field based on Hamida's integral. We also describe a computer algorithm and explain how to construct an input homology class for dimension 3.

(This talk is part of the K-Theory, Quadratic Forms and Number Theory series.)