Previous Conferences & Workshops

Nov
17
2006

Fundamental Lemma

On Geometric Stabilization
10:30am|West Building Lecture Theatre

I will continue the talk on October 20th. I will formulate the geometric interpretation of the stabilization of (a part) of the geometric side of the trace formula for Lie algebra. The SL(2) case will be discussed in some details.

Nov
16
2006

Joint IAS/Princeton University Number Theory Seminar

Intersection Complex on the Baily-Borel Compactification of Siegel Modular Variety
4:30pm|Princeton University, Fine Hall 214

In this talk, I will explain how to compute the trace of a power of the Frobenius endomorphism on the intersection cohomology of the Baily-Borel compactification of a Siegel modular variety. The main tools are : - Kottwitz's calculation of the...

Nov
15
2006

Members’ Seminar

Random Geometry and SLE II
2:30pm|S-101

We introduce and construct the "AC geometry" from the Gaussian free field and use it to prove various facts about Schramm-Loewner evolutions. 

Nov
15
2006

Complex Algebraic Geometry

Compactification of Moduli Spaces of Drinfeld's Shtukas
Ngo Dac Tuan
1:00pm|S-101

In Lafforgue's proof of the Langlands conjecture for GL(2) over a functional field, an important step is to compactify the moduli spaces of Drinfeld's shtukas. In this talk, I will present a new approach to this problem using the Geometric Invariant...

Nov
14
2006

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar II

Cut Problems in Graphs: Algorithms and Complexity
10:30am|S-101

Cut problems are fundamental to combinatorial optimization, and they naturally arise as intermediate problems in algorithm design. The study of cut problems is inherently connected to the dual notion of flows. In particular, starting with the...

Nov
13
2006

Members’ Seminar

Random Geometry and SLE
4:00pm|S-101

We introduce and construct the "AC geometry" from the Gaussian free field and use it to prove various facts about Schramm-Loewner evolutions. 

Nov
13
2006

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar I

Coupon Go
Elwyn Berlekamp
11:15am|S-101

Decomposition and modularity are fundamental issues in many fields, including mathematics, biology, engineering, and management. How can large systems be broken into subsystems which interact enough to meet the overall system goals, but not so much...