Primitives of algebraic functions
Speaker:
Jacob Tsimerman, University of Toronto
Date and Time:
Friday, January 14, 2022 - 10:15am to 11:15am
Location:
Online
Abstract:
Given an algebraic function $f_0(x)$, when can a primitive of it be constructed by means of algebraic operations and taking primitives of some other given algebraic functions $f_1(x),\dots,f_m(x)$? When the only primitive allowed is the logarithm, this is the question of elementary integrability and a decision procedure has been given by Risch. We will present a general decision procedure for deciding this question, based on a new result of Ax-Schanuel type for primitives of differential forms on curves.
This is joint work with Jonathan Pila.