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, D. Puignau, 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 Weil-Stark Elements, II: Refined Stark conjectures. pdf
S. Seo (and D. Burns, D.M. Castillo) On Weil-Stark Elements, I: General Properties. 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