Alexandre Grothendieck (1928-2014) was reputed by many to be the greatest mathematician of the twentieth century. Over the course of this memorial day, invited lecturers will cover some of Grothendieck's major contributions to mathematics so as to give a global picture of his unique approach, including some of the work done after his famous rupture with university research in 1972. A biographical presentation and a documentary film about Grothendieck's tormented and unusual life will commemorate this legendary mathematician.

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Schedule

Events are scheduled to take place in RM230 at the Fields Institute.

Time

Speaker & Title

10:00-10:30 am Prof. Leila Schneps (Paris): Biographical presentation of A. Grothendieck

10:30-11:00 am
Coffee Break

11:00-11:50 am Prof. Andre Joyal (Quebec): Grothendieck and Category Theory

12:00-12:50 pm Prof. Adrian Iovita (Concordia): Grothendieck and the Weil Conjectures

12:50-2:30 pm
Lunch Break

2:30-3:30 pm Prof. Leila Schneps (Paris): Grothendieck's Sketch of a Program

3:30-4:00 pm
Question/Answer Session & Coffee

4:00-5:30 pm Projection of the documentary lm Sur les routes d'un gnie by Y. Le Pestipon (French with English subtitles)

Affiliated event at the Alliance Française

On Wednesday, December 9, Leila Schneps will give a lecture at the Alliance française. The lecture, Alexandre Grothendieck: the Passion of the Absolute, will take place in French. More details about the event are available here.

Alexandre Grothendieck: A Mathematical Portrait

Invited speaker Leila Schneps (Paris) is the editor of Alexandre Grothendieck: A Mathematical Portrait (International Press of Boston, 2014). For more information about the book:

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