Previous Conferences & Workshops

Feb
15
2012

Symplectic Dynamics Seminar

The Inner Equation for Generalized Standard Maps
Pau Martin
2:00pm|S-101

We study particular solutions of the "inner equation" associated to the splitting of separatrices on "generalized standard maps". An exponentially small complete expression for their difference is obtained. We also provide numerical evidence that...

Feb
14
2012

Analysis Seminar

On Zaremba's Conjecture on Continued Fractions
2:30pm|S-101

Zaremba's 1971 conjecture predicts that every integer appears as the denominator of a finite continued fraction whose partial quotients are bounded by an absolute constant. We confirm this conjecture for a set of density one.

Feb
14
2012

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar II

On the Colored Tverberg Problem
10:30am|S-101

In this talk I will present a colored version of Tverberg's theorem about partitioning finite point sets in R^d into rainbow groups whose convex hulls intersect. This settles the famous Bárány-Larman conjecture (1992) for primes minus one, and...

Feb
13
2012

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar I

High-Confidence Predictions under Adversarial Uncertainty
11:15am|S-101

We study the setting in which the bits of an unknown infinite binary sequence x are revealed sequentially to an observer. We show that very limited assumptions about x allow one to make successful predictions about unseen bits of x . Our main focus...

Feb
09
2012

Joint IAS/Princeton University Number Theory Seminar

Sup-norms, Whittaker Periods and Hypergeometric Sums
4:30pm|Fine Hall -- 214

We begin with a survey of recent results on the problem of bounding the sup-norm of automorphic forms. If f is a cuspidal automorphic forms on a reductive group G it is classical to study its value distribution and in the particular the maximum of...

Feb
08
2012

Mathematical Conversations

Euler, Riemann and Chebyshev
6:00pm|Dilworth Room

The Riemann zeta function is the most important function of number theory, and a great part of modern research in number theory is dedicated to its study and the study of its relatives the L-functions. It was Riemann who revolutionized number theory...

Feb
08
2012

Symplectic Dynamics Seminar

How Large is the Shadow of a Symplectic Ball?
Alberto Abbondandolo
4:00pm|S-101

I will discuss a middle-dimensional generalization of Gromov's Non-Squeezing Theorem.

Feb
08
2012

Symplectic Dynamics Seminar

Geometric and Numerical Approaches to KAM Theory
2:00pm|S-101

We review some recent developments in KAM theory. By exploiting some identities of a geometric nature, one can obtain iterative steps which lead to numerical algorithms and which can follow the tori till breakdown. We present theoretical results in...