Previous Conferences & Workshops

Feb
20
2012

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar I

Lasserre Hierarchy, Higher Eigenvalues, and Graph Partitioning
Venkat Guruswami
11:15am|S-101

Partitioning the vertices of a graph into two (roughly) equal parts to minimize the weight of edges cut is a fundamental optimization problem, arising in diverse applications. Despite intense research, there remains a huge gap in our understanding...

Feb
16
2012

Joint IAS/Princeton University Number Theory Seminar

Arithmetic Fake Compact Hermitian Symmetric Spaces
4:30pm|S-101

A fake projective plane is a smooth complex projective algebraic surface whose Betti numbers are same as those of the complex projective plane but which is not the complex projective plane. The first fake projective plane was constructed by David...

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...