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Autumn Semester 2026

Date / Time Speaker Title Location
24 August 2026
11:15-12:15 		Dr. Eric Ahlqvist
University of Stockholm
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Number Theory Seminar

Title Schur $\sigma$-groups of type $(3,3)$
Speaker, Affiliation Dr. Eric Ahlqvist, University of Stockholm
Date, Time 24 August 2026, 11:15-12:15
Location HG G 43
Abstract Fix an odd prime $p$. For any imaginary quadratic field $K$, the Galois group $G_K$ of its maximal unramified pro-$p$-extension is a Schur $\sigma$-group. If the minimal number of generators of $G_K$ is at least two, then work of Golod–Shafarevich and many others implies that $G_K$ is infinite unless it has Zassenhaus type $(3,3)$, $(3,5)$, or $(3,7)$. In these three remaining cases, there is no characterization of the pairs $(K,p)$ for which $G_K$ is finite. In most cases when the Zassenhaus type is $(3,3)$, we already know that $G_K$ is $p$-adic analytic and should therefore be finite according to the Fontaine-Mazur conjecture. Regardless of that, it is an interesting problem to classify all Schur $\sigma$-groups of type $(3,3)$. In this talk, I will present recent and ongoing joint work with Richard Pink towards such a classification.
Schur $\sigma$-groups of type $(3,3)$read_more
HG G 43
9 October 2026
14:15-15:15 		Prof. Dr. Johannes Sprang
Duisburg-Essen
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Number Theory Seminar

Title Bounded functions on the character variety for quadratic extensions
Speaker, Affiliation Prof. Dr. Johannes Sprang, Duisburg-Essen
Date, Time 9 October 2026, 14:15-15:15
Location HG G 43
Abstract For any finite extension L of the field of p-adic numbers, the character variety of Schneider and Teitelbaum parametrizes locally L-analytic characters. Such character varieties and their generalizations play an important role in locally analytic representation theory and in the construction of p-adic L-functions. Recently, the question of whether all bounded functions on the character variety come from p-adic measures has attracted a lot of attention. The goal of this talk is to provide a positive answer to this question for quadratic extensions of the field of p-adic numbers.
Bounded functions on the character variety for quadratic extensionsread_more
HG G 43
16 October 2026
14:15-15:15 		Dr. Romain Branchereau
MPIM, Bonn
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Number Theory Seminar

Title Theta lifts and modular symbols for SL_N
Speaker, Affiliation Dr. Romain Branchereau, MPIM, Bonn
Date, Time 16 October 2026, 14:15-15:15
Location HG G 43
Abstract In the 1980s, Kudla and Millson developed a general framework for constructing holomorphic modular forms whose Fourier coefficients are intersection numbers of cycles in locally symmetric spaces attached to orthogonal groups. I will present an analogous construction for the symmetric space of SL_N. If time permits, I will also discuss ongoing joint work with Marti Roset and Peter Xu relating this construction to the p-adic Kudla program of Darmon–Pozzi–Vonk.
Theta lifts and modular symbols for SL_Nread_more
HG G 43
23 October 2026
14:15-15:15 		Prof. Dr. Asbjørn Nordentoft
University of Copenhagen
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Number Theory Seminar

Title Around thin subgroups of Fuchsian groups
Speaker, Affiliation Prof. Dr. Asbjørn Nordentoft, University of Copenhagen
Date, Time 23 October 2026, 14:15-15:15
Location HG G 43
Abstract In a beautiful paper Duke, Imamoglu and Toth constructed for each (fundamental) closed geodesic on the modular curve a thin subgroup with boundary mapping to this geodesic. The construction relied on minus continued fractions. In this talk I will provide an alternative and more geometric construction and explain how it extends to more general cusped hyperbolic surfaces. This will show connections to more geometric topics such as Scott’s lifting theorem. This is joint work with Ser Peow Tan.
Around thin subgroups of Fuchsian groupsread_more
HG G 43
30 October 2026
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Number Theory Seminar

Title Arithmetica Transalpina
Speaker, Affiliation
Date, Time 30 October 2026,
Location
Arithmetica Transalpina
6 November 2026
14:15-15:15 		Dr. Eric Yen-Yo Chen
EPFL
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Number Theory Seminar

Title Title TBA: Eric Yen-Yo Chen
Speaker, Affiliation Dr. Eric Yen-Yo Chen, EPFL
Date, Time 6 November 2026, 14:15-15:15
Location HG G 43
Title TBA: Eric Yen-Yo Chen
HG G 43
13 November 2026
14:15-15:15 		Dr. Lennart Gehrmann
Universität Bielefeld
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Number Theory Seminar

Title Title TBA: Lennart Gehrmann
Speaker, Affiliation Dr. Lennart Gehrmann, Universität Bielefeld
Date, Time 13 November 2026, 14:15-15:15
Location HG G 43
Title TBA: Lennart Gehrmann
HG G 43
27 November 2026
14:15-15:15 		Prof. Dr. David Loeffler
FernUni Schweiz
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Number Theory Seminar

Title Title TBA: David Loeffler
Speaker, Affiliation Prof. Dr. David Loeffler, FernUni Schweiz
Date, Time 27 November 2026, 14:15-15:15
Location HG G 43
Title TBA: David Loeffler
HG G 43
4 December 2026
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Number Theory Seminar

Title Swiss Number Theory Days
Speaker, Affiliation
Date, Time 4 December 2026,
Location
Swiss Number Theory Days
11 December 2026
14:15-15:15 		Prof. Dr. François Loeser
IMJ-PRG
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Number Theory Seminar

Title Title TBA: François Loeser
Speaker, Affiliation Prof. Dr. François Loeser, IMJ-PRG
Date, Time 11 December 2026, 14:15-15:15
Location HG G 43
Title TBA: François Loeser
HG G 43

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