Number Theory Seminar

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Date, time & place Wednesday 17:00 - 18:00 117Room #117 (Graduate School of Math. Sci. Bldg.)
Organizer(s) Naoki Imai, Shane Kelly

2026/05/20

17:00-18:00   Room #117 (Graduate School of Math. Sci. Bldg.)
Yukako Kezuka (University of Tokyo)
Special values of $L$-functions and the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture for CM elliptic curves
[ Abstract ]
Elliptic curves with complex multiplication (CM) have long served as some of the most powerful examples for understanding the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer (BSD) conjecture. In particular, a wide range of arithmetic phenomena has been observed in families of quadratic twists of these curves. In this talk, I will explain how CM elliptic curves have been used to advance our understanding of the conjecture, and discuss some current directions in this area, focusing in particular on Iwasawa theory and recent developments involving the Gross family of elliptic curves.
[ Reference URL ]
https://www.ms.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~kezuka/