Phymaths podcast # 76 || Dr. Kristaps Balodis
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DescriptionDr. Kristaps Balodis is a math postdoc at Carleton University, working on representation theory of finite groups and p-adic local Langlands. He also runs a YouTube channel, K-theory, that covers various topics in mathematics and hosts discussions with prominent mathematicians. His works are linked below.Some links1) His works: https://sites.google.com/view/kristapsjohnbalodis/publications?authuser=02) Link to the high-energy physics resources page on my website: https://hassaansaleem.com/graduate-level-theoretical-physics-resources-in-progress/Contact InfoMy website: hassaansaleem.comFollow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hassaan.3142/Join the WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9DkjmAzNbs7IlGuv1XFollow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hassaan_PHYEmail Queries: [email protected]Time stamps(0:00) Introduction of the guest(0:34) Langlands program(18:29) Geometric Langlands(21:30) KL hypothesis(45:56) p-adic version of the KL hypothesis(49:02) Langlands program and graph theory(53:42) Doing outreach(56:26) Explaining abstract topics(58:12) Coursework to research(1:04:13) Building collaborations(1:06:49) (People's question) Difficult math textbook(1:08:52) (People's question) Problems in Langlands program(1:11:01) (People's question) Learning representation theory(1:13:20) (People's question) Books on his to-read list(1:14:43) (People's question) LLMs solving math problems