Information About Me:
I'm currently a graduate student at Rutgers University, studying
Lie algebras, vertex operator algebras, and number theory. I've
previously studied combinatorics and statistics.
Fall 2001:
- Quadratic forms (Henryk Iwaniec)
- String theory (Y.Z. Huang)
Fall 2000:
- Axiomatic vertex operator algebras (Jim Lepowsky)
- Deformation quantization (Siddhartha Sahi)
Spring 2000:
- Analytic number theory (Bill
Duke)
- Vertex operator algebras and the monster (Jim Lepowsky)
- Hecke algebras (Siddhartha Sahi)
- Combinatorial number theory (Jozsef Beck)
Fall 1999:
- Analytic number theory (Bill
Duke)
- Finite group theory (Richard
Lyons)
- Infinite-dimensional Lie algebras (Robert Wilson)
Summer 1999:
Travel:
- May 27-June 6: Vacation in Italy and Switzerland.
- June 7-11: I attended the
MSRI
workshop on random matrices; quantum chaos, GUE conjecture for
zeros of zeta functions, combinatorics, and all that.
Spring 1999:
Courses:
- Analytic number theory (Henryk Iwaniec)
- Finite group theory (Richard
Lyons)
- Reading course with
(Jerry Tunnell), covering
local-to-global principles in the first half of the semester and automorphic
representations during the second half of the semester.
- Determinant line bundles
(Yi-Zhi Huang)
Additional areas of interest:
- Topological group theory and Lie groups.
- Certain special subgroups of the modular group.
Fall 1998:
Courses:
- Analytic number theory (Henryk Iwaniec)
- Modular forms (Fred Diamond)
- Vertex operator algebras (Jim Lepowsky)
Additional areas of interest:
- Matrix norms.
- Lie- and VOA-theoretic proofs of combinatorial identities.
- Strong approximation theorems.
Summer 1998:
- Studied Lie algebras with Robert Wilson.
July 6-17:
- I attended the
algorithmic algebra and geometry program at the
MSRI in Berkeley. While I was there I
studied computational commutative algebra and number theory, plus some
algebraic geometry and algebraic topology.
Chris Long