Applied Math Seminar: Dan Pirjol (Stevens Institute of Technology)
Estella 1021 (Emmy Noether Room), Pomona College Claremont, CA, United StatesTitle: The Hartman-Watson distribution: numerical evaluation and applications in mathematical finance Abstract: The Hartman-Watson distribution appears in several problems of applied probability and financial mathematics. Most notably, it determines the […]
Claremont Topology Seminar: Christopher Perez (Loyola University New Orleans)
Fletcher 110, Pitzer College 1050 N Mills Ave, Claremont, CA, United StatesTitle: Towers and elementary embeddings in total relatively hyperbolic groups Abstract: In a remarkable series of papers, Zlil Sela classified the first-order theories of free groups and torsion-free hyperbolic groups […]
Equality Cases of Geometric Inequalities (Igor Pak, UCLA)
Argue Auditorium, Pomona College 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United StatesTitle: Equality Cases of Geometric Inequalities Speaker: Igor Pak, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles Abstract: Geometric inequalities go back to antiquity, and so do their equality cases. […]
“Paths in Mathematics After Undergrad” Panel
Argue Auditorium, Pomona College 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United States +1 moreStay tuned for more details about this special event!
47 Lecture: Moon Duchin on “Rethinking Representation”
Argue Auditorium, Pomona College 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United StatesDESCRIPTION The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is pleased to announce the next 47 Lecture. Moon Duchin, Professor of Mathematics and Senior Fellow in the Tisch College of Civic Life […]
History and Philosophy of Mathematics Seminar: Louis Beaugris (Kean University)
Fletcher 110, Pitzer College 1050 N Mills Ave, Claremont, CA, United StatesA mathematician and all his functions: The untold story of Lucien Hibbert. Abstract: Even with his achievements in mathematics, academia, politics, and international affairs, Lucien Hibbert is nearly unknown, even in […]
Applied Math Seminar: Evan Rosenman (CMC)
Estella 1021 (Emmy Noether Room), Pomona College Claremont, CA, United StatesTitle: Recalibration of Predicted Probabilities Using the "Logit Shift": Why Does It Work, and When Can It Be Expected to Work Well? Abstract: In the context of election analysis, researchers […]
Deep hole lattices and isogenies of elliptic curves (Lenny Fukshansky, CMC)
Roberts North 102, CMCFor a lattice L in the plane, we define the affiliated deep hole lattice H(L) to be spanned by a shortest vector of L and the furthest removed vector from […]
Claremont Topology Seminar: Wenyuan Li (USC)
Fletcher 110, Pitzer College 1050 N Mills Ave, Claremont, CA, United StatesTitle: Generating families on Lagrangian cobordisms Abstract: An important question in contact topology is to understand Legendrian knots and their relations given by Lagrangian cobordisms. In the contact manifold T*M […]
What is a moduli space? (Javier Gonzalez Anaya, HMC)
Argue Auditorium, Pomona College 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United StatesTitle: What is a moduli space? Speaker: Javier Gonzalez Anaya, Department of Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College Abstract: A natural endeavour in mathematics is to classify objects according to their properties. For […]
Applied Math Seminar: Jeremy Brandman (DCS corporation)
Estella 1021 (Emmy Noether Room), Pomona College Claremont, CA, United StatesTitle Control algorithms for unmanned underwater vehicles: new approaches based on Hamilton-Jacobi equations and reinforcement learning. Abstract Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) are defined by their ability to operate without direct […]