Langlands program
Langlands program proper noun: a set of interconnected, far-reaching and consequential conjectures connecting number theory with geometry.
Proper noun
Langlands program
- A set of interconnected, far-reaching and consequential conjectures connecting number theory with geometry.
- This kind of interaction is greatly appreciated, and when combined with his much larger Langlands Program, makes for a formidable force.2021, Steve Gelbart, The Early Langlands Program — Personal Reflections, Julia Mueller, Freydoon Shahidi (editors), The Genesis of the Langlands Program, Cambridge University Press, London...
Noun
Langlands program (plural Langlands programs)
- Any of several similar sets of conjectures applicable to restricted domains of number theory and/or geometry.
- p-adic Langlands program
- modulo p Langlands program
Forms of Langlands program
| Proper noun | |
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| alternative form | Langlands programme |
| Noun | |
| plural | Langlands programs |
Origin of Langlands program
Named after Canadian mathematician Robert Langlands, who proposed it in 1967 (privately) and publicly in 1970.
Questions about Langlands program
- What does Langlands program mean?
- Langlands program means a set of interconnected, far-reaching and consequential conjectures connecting number theory with geometry.
- What part of speech is Langlands program?
- Langlands program can be a proper noun or a noun.
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