where Erights.org come from ? It smells like e-gold before i knew it...
unrelated blurt:
| | When I asked many people what is the most difficult areas of math to | understand, and also what is the most important unsolved mathematical | problem, they always responded with two words: "Langlands Conjecture" | (or "Langlands philosophy"). | | Can anyone explain what this is so that a general audience could | understand it? If this is not possible, could anyone give a flavor | of what this means?a flavor of what this means can be tasted everywhere at the BQM (Big Question Mark) section. And you don't have to have a Ph.D degree but the amount of time one spent to be able to appreciate the nuisance is about the same...--Alas, to appreciate the ideas in the Langlands program requires at least a PhD-level math education. It would be virtually impossible to attempt to convey these ideas to an audience less-educated.
Below are references to works of expository character which touch on topics related to the Langlands program. I'd suggest starting with Shafarevich, Gelbart (1984) and Murty - some of which should be accessible to bright math undergrads. - Bill Dubuque.
