Christian Ballot



Adresse:
Département de Mathématiques
Laboratoire de Mathématiques Nicolas Oresme
Université de Caen
Campus II, Sciences 3
Boulevard du Maréchal Juin
BP 5186
14032 Caen Cedex France



Bureau:
Science 3, premier étage, Bureau 116.
Numéro de téléphone:
Bureau: 02 31 56 74 41
Fax: 02 31 56 73 20
Email:
christian.ballot@unicaen.fr


Research

Areas of research work

Prime factors of certain linear recurring sequences;
Computation, or estimation of prime densities in the rational integers, or in polynomial rings over finite fields;
Special integer sequences such as that of the Fibonacci, Lucas, Cullen numbers etc;
Theory of densities and prime densities;
Theory of Lucas sequences and generalizations.

Some recent papers

On Murata densities (with coauthor Mireille Car). International Journal of Number Theory, Nov. 2011.
On the 1/3 density of odd ranked primes in Lucas sequences. Uniform Distribution Theory 3 (2008), no.2, 129-145. pdf
Competing prime asymptotic densities in F_q[X]: a discussion. L'Enseignement Mathématique (2) 54 (2008), 303-327.

Teaching

Classes 2011-2012

First term

Linear Algebra, second year.
Linear Algebra for economics students, second year.

Second term

Convexity Theory, Orthogonal Polynomials and Conics, second year math students.
Polycopié de Cours de Mathématiques Générales
Analysis, second year math students (with John Guaschi).
Analysis and Linear Algebra for economics and for administration students.

Responsibilities

Erasmus Coordinator for the Mathematics Department