Research
Algebraic and arithmetic number theory
Coleman's conjecture on circular distributions and its consequences on Euler Systems
Gross-Kuzmin's conjecture and Leopoldt's conjecture
The Stark conjecture and the Rubin-Stark conjecture
The (equivariant) Tamagawa number conjecture
Education and Research
2005-, Assistant, Associate, and full Professor (the former Graduate Chair
and the former Department Chair) Math Yonsei University at Seoul
2003- 2005, Assistant Professor and Research fellow KIAS at Seoul
2002 -2003, BK21 Contracted Professor Yonsei University at Seoul
1999- 2001, Assistant Professor University of Minnesota at Minneapolis
1994- 1999, Ph.D University of California at Berkeley
Dissertation
Euler Systems and Circular Distribution
Thesis Advisor : Professor Robert Coleman
Honors and Awards
Korea Undergraduate Math Problem Solving Contest Awards ; 1986, 1987 and 1988
Publications
S. Seo (and D. Burns, T. Sano) Congruences between derivatives of Artin L-Series at s = 0. preprint. pdf
S. Seo (and D. Bullach, D. Burns, A. Daoud) Dirichlet L-series at s=0 and the scarcity of Euler systems. pdf
S. Seo (and D. Burns, D.M. Castillo) On Special Elements for Gm. pdf
S. Seo (and D. Bullach, D. Burns, A. Daoud) On Euler systems and a conjecture of Coleman. pdf
S. Seo (and D. Burns, A. Daud, T. Sano) On Euler systems for the multiplicative group over general number fields. Publicacions Matemàtiques 67 (2023), 89-126. pdf
S. Seo (and D. Burns) On circular distributions and a conjecture of Coleman. Israel J. Math. 241 (2021), 343-393. pdf
S. Seo, On the ascent property of the Kuzmin-Gross conjecture. preprint.
S. Seo, On the universal norm elements and a Coleman's problem. Moscow Math. J. 22(2022), 121-132.
S. Seo (and L. Wan), On arithmetic of modified idle class groups. Izvestia. Mathematics 84 (2020), 545-591.
S. Seo, On torsion towers of the Bertrandias and Payan $p$-extensions. Israel J. Math. 221 (2017), 563-583.
S. Seo, On the conjectures of Gross and Leopoldt. Math. Res. Let. 22 (2015), 1509-1540.
S. Seo, On finite layers of Z_l-extensions and K_2. J. Number Theory 145 (2014), 153-180.
S. Seo, On first layers of Z_l-extensions. J. Number Theory 133 (2013), 4010-4023.
S. Seo, On first layers of Z_l -extensions II. Acta Arith. 150 (2011), 385-397.
S. Seo, Truncated Euler systems over imaginary quadratic fields. Nagoya Math. J. (2009), 97-111.
S. Seo, On formulas for the index of the circular distributions. Manuscripta Math.127 (2008), 381-396.
S. Seo, Truncated Euler systems. J. Reine Angew. Math. 614 (2008), 53-71.
S. Seo (and D. Burns), On the Galois cohomology of ideal class groups. Arch.Math. 89 (2007), 536-540.
S. Seo, Circular distributions of finite order. Math. Res. Let. (2006), 1-14.
S. Seo, Cohomology groups of the class groups over a Z_l- extension. Acta Arith. 120 (2005), 337-348.
S. Seo, Circular distributions and a result of Solomon. J. Number Theory 115 (2005), 348-359.
S. Seo, A note on circular distributions. Acta Arith. 114 (2004), 313-322.
S. Seo, Euler systems and special units. J. Number Theory 109 (2004), 59-68.
S. Seo, On circular units over the cyclotomic Z_l-extension of an abelian field. Manuscripta Math.115 (2004), 117-123.
S. Seo, Circular distributions and Euler systems. II. Compositio Math. 137 (2003), 91-98.
S. Seo, A note on algebraic Gamma-monomials and double coverings. J. Number Theory 93 (2002), 76-85.
S. Seo, Circular distributions and Euler systems. J. Number Theory 88 (2001), 366-379.
S. Seo, Circular distributions and Euler systems. Thesis (Ph.D.)University of California, Berkeley. 1999.
Department of Mathematics
Yonsei University
Seoul
South Korea