Previous Conferences & Workshops

Jan
28
2019

Members’ Seminar

Minimal hypersurfaces in manifolds of finite volume
2:00pm|Simonyi Hall 101

We show that every complete Riemannian manifold of finite volume contains a complete embedded minimal hypersurface of finite volume. This is a joint work with Gregory Chambers.

Jan
28
2019

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar I

PCP and Delegating Computation: A Love Story.
Yael Tauman Kalai
11:00am|Simonyi Hall 101

In this talk, I will give an overview on how PCPs, combined with cryptographic tools, are used to generate succinct and efficiently verifiable proofs for the correctness of computations. I will focus on constructing (computationally sound) *succinct...

Jan
24
2019

Analysis Seminar

Multiplicity of Eigenvalues for the circular clamped plate problem.
Dan Mangoubi
1:00pm|Simonyi Hall 101

A celebrated theorem of C.L. Siegel from 1929 shows that the multiplicity of eigenvalues for the Laplace eigenfunctions on the unit disk is at most two. More precisely, Siegel shows that positive zeros of Bessel functions are transcendental.

We...

Jan
23
2019

Mathematical Conversations

Bourgain and the sum-product phenomena
6:00pm|Dilworth Room

In 2004 Jean Bourgain proved, with Netz Katz and Terry Tao, the "sum-product theorem in finite fields". He referred to this result (and proof technique) as a "goose which lays golden eggs". Indeed, in subsequent years, he has published a couple of...

Jan
22
2019

Joint IAS/Princeton University Number Theory Seminar

The Eigencurve at Eisenstein weight one points
Alice Pozzi
4:30pm|West Building Lecture Hall

In 1973, Serre observed that the Hecke eigenvalues of Eisenstein series can be p-adically interpolated. In other words, Eisenstein series can be viewed as specializations of a p-adic family parametrized by the weight. The notion of p-adic variations...

Jan
22
2019

Variational Methods in Geometry Seminar

(Non)uniqueness questions in mean curvature flow
3:30pm|Simonyi Hall 101

Mean curvature flow is the negative gradient flow of the volume functional which decreases the volume of (hyper)surfaces in the steepest way. Starting from any closed surface, the flow exists uniquely for a short period of time, but always develops...