Zeta functions of geodesic flows 1995/96

The central topic of these lectures are some striking analytic functions of one complex variable which are defined by the geodesics in a Riemannian manifold. These zeta functions are geometrical analogs of the Riemann zeta function and its generalisations in arithmetics. Caused by their various interpretations they are related to number theory, spectral theory of partial differential equations, dynamical systems, Liegroups, mathematical physics

The short course (till April) is intended as an introduction to this field. A main focus will be on the discussion of the interplay of the various aspects of the theory and the resulting applications (including recentones).

Introductory meeting

Monday, February 19, 16:00 in room S1

Andreas Juhl , telephone 031 - 772 5330


Last modified February 19, 1996, by Lars Alexandersson <larsa@math.chalmers.se>