# Queen's University - Department of Mathematics and Statistics

 Wednesday, June 7 Number Theory Seminar Time: 11:00 a.m. Place: Jeffery 422 Speaker: Arunabha Biswas Title: A probable path to higher Mahler measure of cyclotomic polynomial Abstract Attached Thursday, June 8 Curves Seminar Time: 11:00 a.m. Place: Jeffery 422 Speaker: Mike Roth Title: Examples II Abstract Attached Thursday, June 8 Arts & Science Convocation Reception Time: 3:45 p.m. Place: Main Lobby Please join the graduating class of 2017 and their families for a reception after convocation A photographer will be at the reception to take photos for the Department webpage

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Wednesday, June 7, 11:00 a.m. Jeffery 422 - Number Theory Seminar

Speaker: Arunabha Biswas

Title: A probable path to higher Mahler measure of cyclotomic polynomial

Abstract: Higher Mahler measure was introduced in 2008/2009. But $z+c$ (for any complex constant $c$) and $z+1/z+r$ (for any real constant $r$) are the only two polynomials whose k-higher Mahler measures (for any positive integer $k$) are known. In this talk we consider the polynomials $P_n(z):=(z^n-1)/(z-1)$ and try to show a few results that might be useful in finding k-higher Mahler measure of $P_n$ and possibly cyclotomic polynomials. (This is a joint work with Prof. Ram Murty).

Thursday, June 8, 11:00 a.m. Jeffery 422 - Curves Seminar

Speaker: Mike Roth

Title: Examples II

Abstract: We will study the case of degree d forms on P^1 up to the action of SL_2 in detail.

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