Abstract:
Ramanujan, a college drop-out, did his own research to discover and to
develop mathematical theories. Later the mathematical community began to
understand his extraordinary talent and ability, but could not quite
understand or follow his directions. After his sudden death, his discoveries
became more mysterious and even now many mathematicians are trying to reveal
the secrets of some of his discoveries. In this talk, we will learn about
the history of his journey, recognition by the mathematical society in
England, golden time, sudden death, attempts made by people of his time,
George Andrews' heroic involvement, Bruce Berndt's unbelievable hard work to
edit Ramanujan's notebooks, Ken Ono's involvement and a few cases of real
examples.
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