• Norms on self-adjoint symmetric tensor power of linear operators on Hilbert spaces (Yunied Puig de Dios, CMC)

    Roberts North 105, CMC 320 E. 9th St., Claremont, CA, United States

    We introduce a family of norms on the space of self-adjoint trace class symmetric tensor power of linear operators acting on an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space. Our technique is to extend to infinite dimension an original and nice idea of a very recent result by K. Aguilar,  Á. Chávez, S. R. Garcia and J. Volčič, in […]

  • Applied Math Seminar: Jahrul Alum (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

    Shanahan 2407 at Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA, United States

    Title: Data-driven large eddy simulation of atmospheric turbulence Abstract: Over the last few years, machine learning has been critical in science and engineering and emerged as a data-driven turbulence model. However, machine learning depends on training data from previous experiments on turbulent flows. Typically, training data capture only a fraction of the active scales of […]

  • Prof. Kate Petersen

    Humanities Auditorium, Scripps College, and Zoom Claremont, CA, United States

    Title: Decision Problems in Low-Dimensional Topology Speaker: Kate Petersen, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, CSU, University of Minnesota Duluth Abstract: Due to Perelman’s proof of the Geometrization conjecture every closed 3-manifold can be decomposed into geometric pieces. These pieces exhibit one of Thurston’s eight model geometries.  This gives rise to the natural question: Given a 3-manifold how (quickly) […]

  • Confronting the Legacy of the Human Betterment Foundation at Caltech 

    Fletcher 110, Pitzer College 1050 N Mills Ave, Claremont, CA, United States

    The Human Betterment Foundation was a pro-eugenics think-tank operating in the 1930s and early 1940s out of Pasadena, California. Its aim was to influence public and medical opinion in favor of sterilization of "socially undesirable elements": disabled, poor, and racialized people. Many board members had ties to Caltech, most notably Caltech's then-president Robert Millikan. Upon […]

  • Applied Math Seminar: Junshan Lin (Auburn)

    Shanahan 2407 at Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA, United States

    Title: Scattering Resonances Through Subwavelength Holes and Their Applications in Imaging and Sensing Abstract: The so-called extraordinary optical transmission (EOT) through metallic nanoholes has triggered extensive research in modern plasmonics and their applications in bio-sensing, imaging, etc. This talk aims to provide quantitative mathematical theories to understand a variety of resonances that induce the EOT […]

  • Applied Math Seminar: Juergen Kritschgau (Carnegie Mellon)

    Shanahan 2407 at Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA, United States

    Title: Using Mutual Information of Hypergraph Compressions for Clustering Abstract: Hypergraphs are often used to represent higher order observed relationships between subjects of study. In particular, the vertices of a hypergraph could represent the basic elements of study, and edges represent observed relationships between the vertices. Implicitly, the assumption is that observed edges are more […]

  • Prof. Jack Wesley

    Humanities Auditorium, Scripps College, and Zoom Claremont, CA, United States

    Speaker: Jack Wesley, Department of Mathematics, UC Davis

  • On discrete subgroups of Euclidean spaces (Lenny Fukshansky, CMC)

    Roberts North 105, CMC 320 E. 9th St., Claremont, CA, United States

    Let x_1,...,x_n be an overdetermined spanning set for the Euclidean space R^k, where n > k. Let L be the integer span of these vectors. Then L is an additive subgroup of R^n. When is it discrete in R^n? Naturally, this depends on the choice of the spanning set, but in which way? We will […]

  • GEMS December 3rd Session

    Shanahan 1480, Harvey Mudd College 301 Platt Blvd., Claremont, CA, United States