A Martingale Approach to the Question of Fiscal Stimulus (Michael Imerman, CGU)
Emmy Noether Room, Millikan 1021, Pomona College 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CaliforniaJoint work with Larry Shepp & Philip Ernst In this paper we develop a mathematical model to address an ongoing politico-economic debate between Democrats and Republicans. Democrats in the US […]
Sperner’s lemma: generalizations and applications (Oleg Musin, UT Rio Grande Valley)
Millikan 2099, Pomona College 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United StatesThe classical Sperner - KKM (Knaster - Kuratowski - Mazurkiewicz) lemma has many applications in combinatorics, algorithms, game theory and mathematical economics. In this talk we consider generalizations of this […]
The kissing number and related problems (Oleg Musin, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
Argue Auditorium, Pomona College 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United StatesAbstract: The kissing number problem asks for the maximal number k(n) of equal size nonoverlapping spheres in n-dimensional space that can touch another sphere of the same size. This problem […]
GEMS Workshop: Exploring the fascinating world of prime numbers, Part II with Professor Adolfo Rumbos, from Pomona College.
Shanahan 1480, Harvey Mudd College 301 Platt Blvd., Claremont, CA, United StatesTOPIC: Exploring the fascinating world of prime numbers, Part II The study of patterns in the sequence of prime numbers has fascinated mathematicians for centuries. Are there formulas that generate […]
Transfinite $\zeta$-metrics (Zair Ibragimov, CMC)
Emmy Noether Room, Millikan 1021, Pomona College 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CaliforniaI will discuss the concept of transfinite ζ-metrics. In some details I will discuss transfinite Apollonian metric in the settings of semi-metric spaces. I will discuss specific examples of domains […]
The Bateman—Horn conjecture II: applications (Stephan Garcia, Pomona)
Millikan 2099, Pomona College 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United StatesWe begin with a review of the Bateman—Horn conjecture, which sheds light on the intimate relationship between polynomials and prime numbers. In this expository talk, we survey a host of […]
Defining Ada: On The Legacy of Augusta Ada Byron King Lovelace (Gizem Karaali, Pomona College)
Argue Auditorium, Pomona College 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United StatesAbstract: Augusta Ada, Countess of Lovelace, is today viewed as the rst person to recognize the power of algorithmic machines and a pioneer in computer programming. Her biographers have often […]
Niebrzydowski tribrackets and algebras (Sam Nelson, CMC)
Millikan 2099, Pomona College 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United StatesIn this talk we will survey recent work on Niebzydowski Tribrackets and Niebrydowski Algebras, algebraic structures related to region colorings the planar complements of knots and trivalent spatial graphs.
CCMS Field Committee Meeting
Shanahan B460, Harvey Mudd College 301 Platt Blvd., Claremont, CA, United StatesThe Field Committee Meeting is our chance to socialize with our colleagues and coordinate our course offerings for the coming academic year (2019-2020). Please come to discuss course offerings and […]
Simplicial Complexes, Configuration Spaces, and “Chromatic” Invariants (Andrew Cooper, NC State)
Roberts North 104, CMC 320 E. 9th St., Claremont, CA, United StatesGiven a space $X$, the configuration space $F(X,n)$ is the space of possible ways to place $n$ points on $X$, so that no two occupy the same position. But what […]
Claremont Math Weekend 2019
Pryne Auditorium, Galileo Hall, Harvey Mudd College 301 Platt Blvd., Claremont, CA, United StatesOn Saturday January 26th, Claremont Math Faculty will present 30 minute talks on their research. The goal of these presentations is to expose students, both graduate and undergraduate, to various […]