Ramanujan Special: Dennis Stanton (Minnesota) - Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 7:30 PM- 8:30 PM IST (8 AM CST)

Happy new year. 

The first talk of the year (on Jan 22, 2026) is a ``Ramanujan Special". This year's speaker is Dennis Stanton, who has decided to gift us a very special talk, containing several interesting open problems. Please note that the talk will be later than usual. 

Talk Announcement: The 2026 Ramanujan Special

Title: Some open problems 

Speaker: Dennis Stanton, University of Minnesota
When: Jan 22, 2026, 7:30 PM- 8:30 PM IST (8 AM CST) (Note special time) 

(IST= CST + 11:30)

Where: Zoom: Please write to sfandnt@gmail.com for the link.

Live Link: https://youtube.com/live/6ui6EMf4qJs?feature=share

Abstract 

I will discuss some open problems in q-series, partitions,

orthogonal polynomials, basic hypergeometric functions, and combinatorics, including the Rogers-Ramanujan identities.

Gaurav Bhatnagar, Atul Dixit, and Krishnan Rajkumar,

Special Functions and Number Theory Seminar

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