Sage Days 36: p-adics in Sage

February 19-23, 2012, UC San Diego

This workshop will focus on p-adic numbers and associated structures in Sage. There will be a substantial emphasis on core structures (arithmetic, p-adic fields, extension fields, polynomials and power series, linear algebra) and in particular on fixing bugs in these. Other topics may include: p-adic special functions, p-adic L-functions, p-adic Hodge theory, p-adic cohomology and zeta functions, p-adic modular forms.

Note to participants: if you haven't already, please join the Google group sagedays36 for further announcements.

Organizers

Participants

The following participants are planning to attend.

Schedule

We plan to start Sunday morning and finish by lunchtime on Thursday. As at a typical Sage Days meeting, there will be relatively few talks, some status reports, and plenty of working time. A more precise schedule will be posted soon.

For those staying longer: there will be a colloquium talk by Fernando Rodriguez Villegas Thursday at 4 PM. On Sunday, February 26, there will be a one-day number theory conference (Southern California Number Theory Day).

Projects

Watch this space for more about proposed projects for this Sage Days.

Venue

Workshop activities will be in the math department, mostly in room APM 6402. We also have APM 6418 for use as a breakout room. Use this campus map to get oriented; look for building APM (Applied Physics and Mathematics), labeled 249 on the map.

The UCSD-GUEST wireless network is available throughout campus; registration is open but must be repeated once per day. You can also use the eduroam network if your home campus supports this.

Housing and Transportation

If you're receiving funding from us, please purchase your tickets as soon as possible and e-mail the receipt to David. If you'd like to fly on a non-US carrier, please check with us first (or just use a code share ticket at the same price).

We have a group rate at the Clarion Del Mar Inn. By default, everyone will check in on Saturday evening and check out on Thursday, and reservations are already made. If you'd prefer something else (arriving or departing early or late, a room upgrade from the default single with queen bed, extra rooms for family who want to enjoy San Diego...) please contact David at roed [at] math [dot] harvard [dot] edu.

We'll be commuting from the hotel to the math department in a fleet of rental cars. If you're interested in volunteering as a driver, please contact David as well. A backup option is the 101 bus (the "Breeze"), which has stops close to both the hotel and the math department but is not very fast or frequent (and stops running at 9:30 PM). The fare is $1.75 each way (exact change required); maps and timetables are here.

Parking enforcement at UCSD is quite strict. Avoid problems by parking as follows. (See the campus map for lot locations.)

To get from San Diego Airport to the hotel, your best bet is to rendezvous with someone renting a car; we will email a list of arrival times so you can prepare for this in advance, or you can call Kiran from the airport for assistance. (Note that there are three terminals at SAN: the Commuter Terminal for all flights from LAX; Terminal 1 for United, Alaska, and Southwest; and Terminal 2 for other carriers. All rental cars are offsite; each company runs a shuttle to its rental location.) If all else fails, follow the signs for ground transportation and look for Supershuttle or Cloud 9 (and get a receipt).

Sustenance

There are many options for lunch within a short walk from APM. The closest ones (and their labels on the campus map):

For coffee on campus, try the coffee kiosk just south of the Mandeville Center (285), or Espresso Roma or Perks in the Price Center.

From the hotel, there are numerous restaurants within walking distance along Camino del Mar. Of course, there are more options reachable by car.