Previous Conferences & Workshops

Oct
20
2006

Fundamental Lemma

On Geometric Stabilization
10:30am|S-101

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.

Oct
18
2006

Complex Algebraic Geometry

Multiplier Ideals and Singularities
1:00pm|S-101

The method of multiplier ideals is one of the most versatile tools to study singularities of varieties. For the local theory, we present a connection between multiplier ideals and D-modules based on joint work with M. Mustata and M. Saito which has...

Oct
17
2006

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar II

An Invitation to Combinatorial Games
10:30am|S-101

Combinatorial game theory is the study of combinations of two-player games with no hidden information and no chance elements. The subject has its roots in recreational mathematics, but in its modern form involves a rich interplay of ideas borrowed...

Oct
16
2006

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar I

Randomness-Efficient Sampling Within NC^1
Alex Healy
11:15am|S-101

It is now well-known that a random walk on an expander graph is a very good "sampler", and this has been used to prove a variety of important results in complexity theory, cryptography and algorithms. On the surface, however, taking a walk on an...

Oct
13
2006

Fundamental Lemma

Symmetry of the Hitchin Fibration
10:30am|S-101

I will describe the construction the symmetries of the Hitchin fibration and the way in which the endoscopic groups appear in the variation of these symmetry groups.