Past Events

Since Szemeredi's Theorem and Furstenberg's proof thereof using ergodic theory, dynamical methods have been used to show the existence of numerous patterns in sets of positive upper density. These tools have led to uncovering new patterns that occur...

Christol's theorem (1979), which sets ground for many interactions between theoretical computer science and number theory, characterizes the coefficients of a formal power series over a finite field of positive characteristic $p>0$ that satisfy an...

We show that the reduction of a projective endomorphism modulo a discrete valuation naturally takes the form of a set-theoretic correspondence. This raises the possibility of classifying "reduction types" of such dynamical systems, reminiscent of the...

A longstanding conjecture of Carleson stated that the tangent points of the boundaries of certain planar domains can be characterized by the behavior of the Carleson ε-function. This conjecture, which was fully resolved by Jaye, Tolsa, and Villa in...

The mixing time and spectral gap of a random walk on the symmetric group can sometimes be understood in terms of its low dimensional representations (e.g., Aldous' spectral gap conjecture). It turns out that under a mild degree condition involving...

The Polya group of a number field K is a specific subgroup of the ideal class group Cl(K) of K, generated by all classes of Ostrowski ideals of K. In this talk, I will discuss the equality Po(K)=Cl(K) in two directions. First, we will see this...

Tensors are higher-dimensional generalisations of matrices, and likewise the main notion of complexity on matrices - their rank - may be extended to tensors. Unlike in the matrix case however, there is no single canonical notion of rank for tensors...

I will provide an introduction to simplicial sets, which will serve as foundation for the rest of the lecture series. We will discuss examples and a few constructions, such as the function complex and geometric realization.

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Students of grades 5 to 7 are invited to challenge and develop their thinking and creativity skills at the Math Circle Workshops. This is an enrichment program for students organized by the faculty members of the Department of Mathematics at the...