Samit Dasgupta, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor

My research is in algebraic number theory, specifically the explicit construction of units in number fields and points on abelian varieties.  There are many classical conjectures regarding the relationships between these elements and special values of L-functions, such as the conjectures of Stark, Birch-Swinnerton-Dyer, and Beilinson.  In my research I have made progress on these conjectures as well as stated and studied various generalizations and refinements that go beyond the world of L-functions.  Much of my work uses the theory of modular forms and their associated Galois representations in order to shed light on these problems.

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Office Phone:	(919) 660-2800
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Web Page:	http://www.math.duke.edu/~dasgupta/

Teaching (Fall 2026):

• MATH 401.01, INTRO ABSTRACT ALGEBRA Synopsis

  Physics 259, TuTh 10:05 AM-11:20 AM

• MATH 701.01, INTRO ABSTRACT ALGEBRA Synopsis

  Physics 259, TuTh 10:05 AM-11:20 AM

Education:

Ph.D.	University of California, Berkeley	2004
A.B.	Harvard University	1999

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Dasgupta, S; Kakde, M, Ranks of matrices of logarithms of algebraic numbers II: The matrix coefficient conjecture, Advances in Mathematics, vol. 487 (March, 2026) [doi]  [abs]
2. Dasgupta, S, On Constructing Extensions of Residually Isomorphic Characters, Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics, vol. 527 PROMS (January, 2026), pp. 75-99 [doi]  [abs]
3. Dasgupta, S; Honnor, MHL; Spieß, M, On the equality of three formulas for Brumer–Stark units, Journal of the London Mathematical Society, vol. 112 no. 4 (October, 2025) [doi]  [abs]
4. Dasgupta, S; Kakde, M, BRUMER–STARK UNITS AND EXPLICIT CLASS FIELD THEORY, Duke Mathematical Journal, vol. 173 no. 8 (January, 2024), pp. 1477-1555 [doi]  [abs]
5. Dasgupta, S; Kakde, M, On the Brumer-Stark conjecture, Annals of Mathematics, vol. 197 no. 1 (January, 2023), pp. 289-388, Annals of Mathematics [doi]  [abs]

Recent Grant Support

• RTG: Linked via L-functions: training versatile researchers across number theory, National Science Foundation, 2023/10-2029/09.      
• The Brumer-Stark Conjecture and its Refinements, National Science Foundation, 2022/07-2027/06.