Speaker: Sam Nelson (CMC) Title: Permutation Jones Polynomials Abstract: The Jones Polynomial is an important invariant of knots with applications in physics, quantum computation and more. In this talk I […]
Flyer for Kim's talk. Abstract: The logistic map is one of the most famous examples in dynamical systems. Originally introduced as a simple model of population growth, it exhibits a surprisingly rich range of behavior: as a single parameter varies, stable equilibria give way to periodic orbits and eventually to chaos. But in real populations, […]
A wide variety of medical imaging methods exist for research and diagnostic procedures on the Central Nervous System (CNS), among them Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Optical Imaging. Mathematical modeling and simulation contribute significantly to an improved understanding of image data and the intricate transport, diffusion, and metabolic processes in the brain. This is of […]
Extremal graph theory asks how many edges a graph can have while avoiding a given substructure. We will begin with a brief, accessible introduction to this area, before turning to […]
Speaker: Helen Wong (CMC) Title: Introduction to the colored Jones polynomial Abstract: This is a learning seminar. We will present an accessible definition of the colored Jones polynomial for knots and links and discuss the Volume Conjecture, which relates the colored Jones polynomial of K with the volume of its complement S^3 \K. _______ We […]
Abstract: Stable Khovanov homology Kh(T(n, \infty)) is an algebraic limit of the Khovanov homology groups of torus links T(n, k) on a fixed number of strands n, when more and more full twists are added as k \to \infty. Stable Khovanov homology is intimately related to the Jones polynomial because it categorifies the Jones-Wenzl projector, […]
We showcase Functions Which Represent Prime Numbers. Presented by Joy Shin. Link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2032078 For questions about the event, please contact your NTLS Organizers: Maxwell Kooiker (Maxwell.Kooiker@cgu.edu) or Prof. Edray Goins […]
This GEMS session will be facilitated by Professor Chiu-Yen Kao from Claremont McKenna College. Title: The Magic of 0s and 1s Abstract: Have you ever wondered how data in a computer is stored? In this talk, we'll crack open the binary numeral system, the simple code of 0s and 1s that represents everything on your […]
Political scientists forecast elections, not primarily to satisfy public interest, but to validate statistical models used for estimating quantities of scholarly interest. Although scholars have learned a great deal from these models, they can be embarrassingly overconfident: Events that should occur once in 10,000 elections occur almost every year, and even those that should occur […]
The Jones Polynomial is an important invariant of knots with applications in physics, quantum computation and more. In this talk I will introduce a family of generalizations of the Jones […]
Speaker: Puttipong Pongtanapaisan (Pitzer) Title: Introduction to Quantum Invariants of 3-Manifolds Abstract: The previous speakers showed us how to distinguish knots and links using techniques involving quantum groups. I will start by explaining briefly why 3-manifolds, much like the universe we live in, can actually be represented as knots and links with numbers assigned to […]
Abstract: In this talk, we study the optimal timing of selling a risky asset within the distribution builder framework. Instead of specifying a utility function or risk-aversion parameter, this approach allows an investor to express preferences directly through a desired distribution of the selling price. Mathematically, the problem is closely related to the Skorokhod embedding […]
