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Congruent Numbers

March 16, 2018
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

University of Pennsylvania DRL A8

Speaker: Yao-Rui Yeo

Abstract:

We will talk about the problem of finding all positive integers ㄣ such that ㄣ is the area of a right triangle with rational sides. In particular, we discuss the work various mathematicians have done towards solving this problem, and why a complete solution to it may win you a million dollars.