Mathematical Sciences: Kloosterman Sums and p-adic Differential Equations

Information

• NSF Award
• 8903322

Owner

• National Security Agency

• Award Id

  8903322

• Award Effective Date

  5/15/1989 - 35 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  4/30/1991 - 33 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 16,000.00

• Award Instrument

  Interagency Agreement

This award supports the research in Algebraic Geometry of Dr. Richard Crew of the University of Minnesota. His research will center on the study of Kloosterman sums by geometric methods, and in particular, he will investigate the monodromy groups arising from certain p-adic differential equations that come from these sums. This research is work in the Algebraic Geometry of finite characteristic. Although the field originated with notions of continuously varying geometric structures like lines and planes, in this context the Discrete takes over, and methods akin to those from the theory of whole numbers are most useful. Reciprocally, the algebraic geometry of finite characteristic is now having great influence on the Theory of Numbers, and is finding application in Computer Science and Coding Theory.

• Program Officer

  Alvin I. Thaler

• Min Amd Letter Date

  6/20/1989 - 35 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  6/20/1989 - 35 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  National Security Agency

• City

  Fort George G Meade

• State

  MD

• Country

  United States

• Address

  9800 Savage Road

• Postal Code

  207556643

• First Name

  Marvin

• Last Name

  Wunderlich

• Start Date

  5/15/1989 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Other Applications NEC

• Code

  99

• Name

  Mathematics

• Code

  21