Golden Jubilee Lecture Series - Why square has no square root?

Bhaskaracharya Pratishthana, Pune is honoured to host Prof. B V Rajarama Bhat from the Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, who will deliver a lecture as part of the Golden Jubilee Lecture Series.


Title: Why square has no square root?

By: Prof. B V Rajarama Bhat, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore.

Day and Date:

 Wednesday, 12th November 2025

Time: 

4:00 PM IST

Abstract: 

We show that there is no function g on complex numbers satisfying g(g(z)) = z^2 for all z. In other words, the square function has no iterative square root. We describe some powerful methods to answer such questions. This is based on a joint work with Chaitanya Gopalakrishna.

Venue: 

Audio Visual Hall, Bhaskaracharya Pratishthana, Pune.

All are cordially invited to attend the lecture.