Dublin Area Mathematics Special Colloquium
in association with St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra
and with the assistance of the French Embassy in Dublin
Friday, October 29th, 1999
16.30
Salmon Lecture Theatre, Hamilton Building
Yves Gallot
(Toulouse)
The Proth program and the search for prime numbers
Abstract
- History of the Proth program
- Algorithms (the math. theorems (short), the convolutions and modern
implementation of FFTs (long))
- The search for prime numbers 1 : the actual searches (state,
results, verification of the conjectures)
- The search for prime numbers 2 : the search of tomorrow (hopes and
risks).
For the slides of the talk see
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/yves.gallot/Dublin/
Enquiries:
T. Laffey (UCD)
D. O'Donovan (TCD).
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