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 f0(x), when can a primitive of it be constructed by means of algebraic operations and taking primitives of some other given algebraic functions f1(x),…,fm(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.