The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at The Catholic University of America hosts a weekly seminar in Functional Analysis and Related Areas. Attendance is open to all interested members of the mathematics community, including students and faculty from other colleges and universities. See below for the title and an abstract of the upcoming presentation.
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Spring, 2026
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
Washington, DC 20064
SEMINAR IN FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS
AND RELATED AREAS
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
SPEAKER : Dr. Donald Larson
The Catholic University of America
TITLE: Modular Curves
ABSTRACT: We will discuss the basic theory of modular curves, which are objects of interest in arithmetic geometry. The motivation for this subject matter stems from a recent arXiv paper (arXiv:2509.16175) in which a number theorist uses modular curves to extend a calculation in stable homotopy theory that I had done a few years ago using much cruder methods (arXiv:1906.08906, see also Topology and its Applications vol 273, 2020).
PLACE: Aquinas Hall, Room 108. The talk will also be held on Zoom from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. (ET). See the information about the corresponding link below.
ORGANIZERS: V. Bogdan (The Catholic University of America), P. Kainen (Georgetown University), R. Kalpathy (The Catholic University of America), and A. Levin (The Catholic University of America).
Tel: 202-319-5221 E-mail:levin@cua.edu
Web page: https://mathematics.
The talk will be on Zoom as well (from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. ET). The following is the information about the corresponding link.
| Meeting Topic: | SEMINAR IN FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS AND RELATED AREAS |
| Meeting Time: | Wednesdays 05:15 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) During the Fall and Spring Semesters |
| Zoom link: | https://cua.zoom.us/s/ |
| Meeting ID: | 926 6143 7403 |