Makoto Kawashimafull-time lecturer

(university) degree

PhD (Science)

field of research

number theory

Research Keywords

transcendental number cycles of algebraic manifolds differential equation Diophantus approximation Pade approximation/span>

Research

I am interested in a property of numbers called "period of algebraic varieties", which is a generalisation of a number that has fascinated people since ancient times, pi. In particular, my research aims to solve the Period Conjecture, which states that "the algebraic relations between cycles of an algebraic variety will be determined by the geometrical properties of the variety". Related areas include transcendental number theory, algebraic number theory, algebraic geometry and differential equation theory.

research achievements


Possible graduation research topics

  • Theory of Approximation
  • numerical analysis
  • differential equation
  • (the study of) statistics
  • cryptography
  • number theory

Hobbies, skills and likes

Chess, cooking, walking.

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