Date: Thursday, January 17, 2013
Location: Nesbitt Room (4:00 PM to 5:00 PM)
Title: The Four Squares Theorem
Abstract: It is a remarkable fact that every integer can be written as a sum of four squares. We will present a geometric proof. It uses Minkowski's convex body theorem, which we will explain.
Speaker: Matthew Satriano
Institution: Univ. of Michigan
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