Previous Conferences & Workshops

Apr
21
2014

Joint IAS/Princeton University Number Theory Seminar

A transition formula for mean values of Dirichlet polynomials
3:30pm|S-101

Let \[ f(t)=\sum_{N n 2N}a_nn^{-it} \] be a Dirichlet polynomial. We consider the weighted square mean value \[ I=\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}|f(t)|^2\exp\{-\Delta^{-2}(t-T)^2\}\,dt, \] where \(T\) is a large paremeter and \[ \Delta = \frac{T}{\log T}...

Apr
21
2014

Members’ Seminar

A Riemann-Roch theorem in Bott-Chern cohomology
2:00pm|S-101

If \(M\) is a complex manifold, the Bott-Chern cohomology \(H_{\mathrm{BC}}^{(\cdot,\cdot)}\left(M,\mathbf{C}\right)\) of \(M\) is a refinement of de Rham cohomology, that takes into account the \((p,q)\) grading of smooth differential forms. By...

Apr
21
2014

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar I

True Randomness: Its Origin and Expansion
Yaoyun Shi
11:15am|S-101

How can we produce randomness of almost perfect quality, in large quantities, and under minimal assumptions? This question is fundamental not only to modern day information processing but also to physics. Yet a satisfactory answer is still elusive...

Apr
17
2014

Joint IAS/Princeton University Number Theory Seminar

Epipelagic representations and rigid local systems
4:30pm|Fine 214, Princeton University

Reeder and Yu have constructed in a uniform way certain supercuspidal representations of \(p\)-adic groups called "epipelagic representations", using invariant theory studied by Vinberg et al. In the function field case, we will realize these...

Apr
16
2014

Non-equilibrium Dynamics and Random Matrices

Limiting Eigenvalue Distribution of Random Matrices Involving Tensor Product
Leonid Pastur
2:00pm|S-101

We consider two classes of \(n \times n\) sample covariance matrices arising in quantum informatics. The first class consists of matrices whose data matrix has \(m\) independent columns each of which is the tensor product of \(k\) independent \(d\)...

Apr
15
2014

Non-equilibrium Dynamics and Random Matrices

Duistermaat-Hackamn measures and Pitman theorem
Philippe Biane
4:30pm|S-101

I will explain how Pitman's theorem on Brownian motion and the three dimensional Bessel process can be extended to several dimensions, and the connection with random matrices, and combinatorial representation theory, notably the Littelmann path...

Apr
15
2014

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar II

IP = PSPACE via error correcting codes
10:30am|S-101

The IP theorem, which asserts that IP = PSPACE (Lund et. al., and Shamir, in J. ACM 39(4)), is one of the major achievements of complexity theory. The known proofs of the theorem are based on the arithmetization technique, which transforms a...

Apr
14
2014

Members’ Seminar

Toroidal Soap Bubbles: Constant Mean Curvature Tori in \(S^3\) and \(R^3\)
2:00pm|S-101

Constant mean curvature (CMC) tori in \(S^3\), \(R^3\) or \(H^3\) are in bijective correspondence with spectral curve data, consisting of a hyperelliptic curve, a line bundle on this curve and some additional data, which in particular determines the...