Prof. Marie Francoise Roy made his first conference for theInstitute AIMS - Senegal, Friday, April 27, 2012.
Theme: the real roots:
Since Descartes many methods have been proposed to count the number of real roots: Budan-Fourier, Sturm Habicht.
This classic theme remains updated with the theory of "fewnomials"(polynomials with monomials and a few real roots) developed after 1981 by Khovanski. Most recently, the definition of virtual roots provides a way to associate a polynomial of 'd' degree with exactly 'd' real roots, and to reinterpret the results of Budan and Fourier.
PS: To Lecturer at AIMS-Sénégal, prospective lecturers are advised to submit proposals by 30 April for courses starting the following September. Selection of courses will take place during April and May and all proposers will be advised of the outcome in early June. To read more about the previous courses taught at AIMS-South Africa and to submit your proposal follow the links.
