Previous Conferences & Workshops

Nov
19
2009

Analytic and Geometric Number Theory Seminar

Small Gaps Between Primes, and Between Almost Primes
C. Y. Yildirim
2:00pm|S-101

An overview of methods and results concerning small gaps between primes, between almost primes, and the consequences on values taken by certain arithmetical functions will be presented. The material is from the works with Goldston, Graham and Pintz...

Nov
18
2009

Analytic and Geometric Number Theory Mini-Course

Introduction to Sieves, Theory and Practice
John Friedlander
2:30pm|S-101

In this mini-course we give a quick tour of sieve methods. The first lecture will deal with the rudiments of the basic theory and mention a few simple examples. The second talk will, for the most part, feature some more recent applications. The...

Nov
16
2009

Members’ Seminar

The Riemann Hypothesis--150 Years and Counting
Brian Conrey
2:00pm|S-101

In this talk we will relate some of the colorful history of one of the world's great math problems.

Nov
11
2009

Analytic and Geometric Number Theory Mini-Course

Introduction to Sieves, Theory and Practice
John Friedlander
2:00pm|S-101

In this mini-course we give a quick tour of sieve methods. The first lecture will deal with the rudiments of the basic theory and mention a few simple examples. The second talk will, for the most part, feature some more recent applications. The...

Nov
10
2009

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar II

Graph and Subgraph Sparsification and its Implications to Linear System Solving and Transforming Graphs into Expanders
Alexandra Kolla
10:30am|S-101

I will first give an overview of several constructions of graph sparsifiers and their properties. I will then present a method of sparsifying a subgraph W of a graph G with optimal number of edges and talk about the implications of subgraph...