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| | Trace formula 285B (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | The Trace formula, introduced by Selberg and greatly refined by Arthur, is an important tool for computing the trace of a certain type of linear operator in the regular representation of a group G. It has many applications in number theory. |
 | | For example, it can been used to calculate the traces of Hecke operators, and to verify cases of functoriality in Langlands' program. |
 | | Students learning the trace formula are usually overwhelmed by all the notation and ideas from different fields (number theory, automorphic forms, Lie Algebras, Group theory, Representation theory, etc.) This course will be an attempt to bridge the gap. |
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