Abstract:
This annual report of the academic activities of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences covers roughly the period April 1985 - March 1986. During this period the Institute underwent a major growth. The staff strength as well as the number of pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellows registered a substantial increase. Consequently the tempo of activity rose to a new height, as is evidenced by the increase in the number of publications for instance.
Among the highlights of achievement during this period, mention must be made of the complete solution of Waring's problem which is a 200-year old problem in Number Theory.
This breakthrough was achieved by Dr. R. Balasubramaniam of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences in association with two French mathematicians, Dr. Jean - Marc Deshouillers and Dr.Francois Dress.
G.Rajasekaran JOINT DIRECTOR
