Makoto Suwama

Graduate Student

University of Georgia

Biography

I am a math graduate student at the University of Georgia. My research interests include number theory, arithemetic geometry and commutative algebra. My advisor is Dino Lorenzini. Outside of math, I am interested in puzzles like logic puzzles and puzzlehunts.

Interests

Number Theory
Arithmetic Geometry
Commutative Algebra

Education

BSc in Mathematics, 2014

University of Sydney

Publications and Notes

On Trace Zero Matrices and Commutators

A paper on trace zero matrices and commutators over commutative rings

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Integer Dynamics

A paper on cycles obtained from taking a sum of the squares of the digits in base $b$.

dino lorenzini, mentzelos melistas, arvind suresh, makoto suwama, haiyang wang

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Supersingular Primes for Elliptic Curves over $\mathbb{Q}$

Notes on Noam Elkies’ paper.

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Recent Talks

Balanced Centrifuge Problem

Mathematics behind balancing a centrifuge

Sep 3, 2019 University of Georgia

Supersingular Primes for an Elliptic Curve

Elkies’ theorem on the existence of infinite supersingular primes

Feb 15, 2019 University of Georgia

Elliptic Curves in Cryptography

How elliptic curve is used in modern cryptography

Feb 12, 2019 University of Georgia

Iwasawa Theory of Elliptic Curves

Iwasawa theory studies arithmetic objects through infinite towers of number fields. In this talk, I will outline how Iwasawa Theory of …

Jul 27, 2018 University of Georgia

Fundamental Groups and Galois Groups

How fundamental groups and Galois groups are connected

Apr 24, 2018 University of Georgia