Pure Mathematics

The research group Pure Mathematics conducts research in a broad range of subfields. Mathematics is full of mysteries and challenges, and it's a great joy to contribute new insights to it! One of the beauties of Pure Mathematics is that so many mathematical themes get interwoven; topics that in a Bachelor's programme are taught in separate courses turn out to be related and connected, often in surprising ways.

Research focus

Pure Mathematics is a vast area of research that includes many subfields. Among the main directions that are represented in our department are the following.

Algebraic and Arithmetic Geometry

Abelian Varieties, Algebraic Curves, Algebraic Geometry in positive characteristic, Cohomology Theories, Elliptic Curves, Moduli Spaces, Rational Points, Vector Bundles and their moduli, theory of Motives.

Algebraic Topology

Algebraic K-Theory, (Higher) Category Theory, (Equivariant) Homotopy Theory, Structured Ring Spectra.

Algebraic Geometry and Algebraic Topology group

Differential Geometry

Lorentzian Geometry, Metric Geometry, Riemannian Geometry.

Logic and Computer Algebra

Computability, Computer Algebra, Connections to Theoretical Computer Science.

Number Theory

Continued Fractions, Diophantine Approximations, Modular Forms, Zeta Functions

Representation Theory and Lie Theory

Algebraic Groups and their representations, Hecke Algebras, Langlands programme.

Seminars

We have a regular seminar with talks by external and internal speakers about current research topics.

Geometry Seminar

Departmental Colloquium

All events in the department of Mathematics

Members

Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us for more information.

Faculty: Wieb Bosma, Annegret BurtscherSharmila Gunasekaran, Peter Hochs, Victoria HoskinsAriyan Javanpeykar, Magdalena Kedziorek, Ben Moonen, Michael Müger, Steffen Sagave, Maarten Solleveld, Bernd Souvignier, Walter van Suijlekom, Bas Terwijn, Wadim Zudilin

Postdocs: Ahina Nandy, Niall Taggart

PhD students: Finn Bartsch, Janet Flikkema, Anton Golov, Julius Groenjes, Gregoire Marc, Lisanne Taams, Giorgi TigilauriMaxime Wybouw

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