Source-This post is based on the article “Late former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur to be awarded Bharat Ratna” published in “Times of India” on 23rd January 2024. Why in the News? Recently Government of India has announced that Late former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur will be posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna. Who was Karpoori… Continue reading Late former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur to be awarded Bharat Ratna
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Macron for Republic Day 2024: Exploring India’s Criteria for Selecting the Republic Day Chief Guest
Source– This post is based on the article “Macron for Republic Day 2024: How India chooses its Republic Day chief guest” published in “The Indian Express” on 22nd December 2023. Why in the News? France’s President Emmanuel Macron will be India’s chief guest for its 2024 Republic Day celebrations. How is the Republic Day Chief… Continue reading Macron for Republic Day 2024: Exploring India’s Criteria for Selecting the Republic Day Chief Guest
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize: Activist Ali Abu Awwad and pianist Daniel Barenboim wins
Source: The post is based on the article “Indira Gandhi Peace Prize: Activist Ali Abu Awwad and pianist Daniel Barenboim wins” published in “The Hindu” on 16th December 2023 Why in the News? The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2023 has been jointly awarded to Daniel Barenboim and Ali Abu Awwad.… Continue reading Indira Gandhi Peace Prize: Activist Ali Abu Awwad and pianist Daniel Barenboim wins
Source– This post is based on the article “Meet the Langlands Program, the world’s biggest maths project | Explained” published in “The Hindu” on November 21, 2023.
Why in the News?
Langlands Program provides a beautifully intricate set of connections between various areas of mathematics, pointing the way toward novel solutions for old problems in mathematics.
What is the Langlands Program?
| Aspect | Details |
| What is it? | 1. It is the world’s biggest maths project and can be likened to building bridges across mathematical cultures with different objects and languages. 2. It is named after Robert Langlands, a mathematician at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. 3. In 2018, he was awarded the Abel Prize for “his visionary program connecting representation theory to number theory” |
| Objective | To find connections between two far-flung areas of mathematics – number theory and harmonic analysis. – It seeks to do this by connecting every Galois group with automorphic functions, allowing mathematicians to investigate polynomial equations using tools from calculus. |
| Initiation | 1967 |
| Significance of the program | 1. Solving old Maths problems– In 1994, Andrew Wiles and Richard Taylor applied Langlands’ conjectures to prove Fermat’s last theorem. 2. Creating new functions– It can help mathematicians create new automorphic functions from preexisting ones. Such efforts could be crucial to prove the Ramanujan conjectures (speculations), many of which remain unsolved. 3. Can evolve into new fields of mathematics– For example, Geometric Langlands. It investigates connections between algebraic geometry and representation theory. 4. Multidisciplinary significance– Mathematicians have suggested connections between Geometric Langlands and physics, particularly for studying electromagnetic waves. |
Note-
1. Number theory: It is the arithmetic study of numbers and the relationships between them. For example, the pythagoras theorem.
2. Harmonic analysis: It is interested in the study of periodic phenomena. Unlike number theorists, who deal with discrete arithmetic’s (like integers), harmonic analysts deal with mathematical objects more continuous in nature (like waves).
3. Galois group: In 1832, mathematician Évariste Galois concluded that it is impossible to have a general formula to find the precise roots of polynomial equations and instead suggested focusing on symmetries between roots as an alternate route. Galois group is a collection of such symmetries of the roots of a polynomial equation.
4. Automorphic functions: Functions that turn back into themselves when the variables are changed by some process are called automorphic functions. The sine function is a simple example.
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Constantine Joseph Beschi(Veeramamunivar)
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FIDE Grand Swiss Open 2023
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Author Nandini Das wins 2023 British Academy Book Prize
Source: The post is based on the article “Author Nandini Das wins 2023 British Academy Book Prize” published in “The Hindu” on 2nd November 2023 Why in the News? Indian-born author Nandini Das has been named the winner of the 2023 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding. What is the British Academy Book… Continue reading Author Nandini Das wins 2023 British Academy Book Prize
Claudia Goldin wins 2023 Economics Nobel Prize for research on workplace gender gap
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PM releases commemorative coin and stamp on 500th birth anniversary of Veerangana Rani Durgavati
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Nobel Prize for Peace: Who is Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian woman awarded this year?
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