Tim-Henrik Bülles: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2021 |
| Name | Dr. Tim-Henrik Bülles |
| buelles@math.ethz.ch | |
| Department | Mathematics |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401-3140-21L | Monstrous Moonshine   Number of participants limited to 12. | 4 credits | 2S | T.‑H. Bülles, R. Pandharipande | |
| Abstract | We study Monstrous Moonshine, the surprising connection between modular forms and the Monster group. | ||||
| Objective | To understand the equation 196884 = 196883 + 1. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Algebra I and II. Some familiarity with modular forms and Lie algebras is helpful, but not crucial: all necessary concepts will be introduced in the early talks. | ||||