Why are certain number theorists seemingly obsessed with Shimuravarieties? Starting from modular curves, I'll give a gentleintroduction to the theory of Shimura varieties. Then I'll discuss therole Shimura varieties play in the Langlands program.
Why are certain number theorists seemingly obsessed with Shimuravarieties? Starting from modular curves, I'll give a gentleintroduction to the theory of Shimura varieties. Then I'll discuss therole Shimura varieties play in the Langlands program.