Edward Frenkel, a leading mathematician, explains the recent monumental proof in the Langlands program and its impact on modern mathematics. He also revisits earlier work and connects the breakthrough to broader themes in geometry and physics.
- 00:00 - Edward's Previous Appearance on TOE
- 01:15 - Discoveries in Mathematics
- 04:31 - Langland's Program
- 11:02 - Counting Problem
- 14:58 - Symmetries of the Unit Disc
- 26:55 - Part 1 of Edward's Talk
- 30:20 - Shimura-Taniyama-Weil Conjecture
- 40:02 - Quick Recap
- 42:38 - Langlands Dual Group
- 51:50 - Rosetta Stone of Math
- 01:00:10 - Riemann Surfaces
- 01:10:20 - Proof of the Geometric Langlands Conjecture
- 01:21:42 - Tribute to Legends
- 01:26:02 - Langlands Correspondence for Riemann Surface
- 01:43:30 - Galois Groups
- 01:53:33 - Other Objects Involved
- 02:10:40 - Outro / Support TOE
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- Edward Frenkel's 1st TOE Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_oPMcvHbAc
- Andre Weil’s letter on “Rosetta Stone” of Math: https://www.ams.org/notices/200503/fea-weil.pdf
- "Proof of the Geometric Langlands Conjecture" (Papers): https://people.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/gaitsgde/GLC/
- Etingof-Frenkel-Kazhdan, “A general framework for the Analytic Langlands Correspondence”: https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.03743
- Yuri Manin’s book “Mathematics and Physics”: https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Physics-Progress-Mathematical/dp/1489967842
- Edward Frenkel’s papers: https://edwardfrenkel.com/frenkel-biblio.pdf
- Edward Frenkel’s previous lecture on TOE (Part 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX1tZv_Nv4Y
- Mathematics and Physics (book): https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Physics-Progress-English-Russian/dp/3764330279
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