Student Arithmetic Date:  Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Location:  3866 East Hall (3:00 PM to 4:00 PM) Title:  Linear Forms in Logarithms Abstract:   In this talk I will describe the best known result about Alan Baker's linear forms in logarithms. This result is one of the few effective methods in the area of diophantine approximation. Several applications to diophantine equations will be given. Speaker:  Zach Scherr Institution:  UM Event Organizer:        Edit this event (login required). Add new event (login required). For access requests and instructions, contact math-webmaster@umich.edu Back to previous page Back to UM Math seminars/events page.