Previous Conferences & Workshops

Oct
19
2012

Joint IAS/Princeton University Symplectic Geometry Seminar

On the Symplectic Invariance of log Kodaira Dimension
4:30pm|Fine Hall 322

Every smooth affine variety has a natural symplectic structure coming from some embedding in complex Euclidean space. This symplectic form is a biholomorphic invariant. An important algebraic invariant of smooth affine varieties is log Kodaira...

Oct
19
2012

Analysis Seminar

Uniqueness and Nondegeneracy of Ground States for Non-Local Equations
Rupert Frank
3:15pm|S-101

We consider the non-local and non-linear equation $(-\Delta)^sQ+Q-Q^{\alpha+1}= 0$ involving the fractional Laplacian $(-\Delta)^s$ with $0 < s <1$. We prove uniqueness of energy minimizing solutions for the optimal range of $\alpha$'s. As a technical key result, we show that the associated linearized operator is nondegenerate, in the sense that its kernel is spanned by $\nabla Q$. This solves an open problem posed by Weinstein and by Kenig, Martel and Robbiano.

The talk is based on joint work with E. Lenzmann and L. Sylvestre.

Oct
18
2012

Joint IAS/Princeton University Number Theory Seminar

On the Parity of Coefficients of Modular Forms
4:30pm|S-101

Recently Nicolas and Serre have determined the structure of the Hecke algebra acting on modular forms of level 1 modulo 2, and Serre has conjectured the existence of a universal Galois representation over this algebra. I'll explain the proof of this...