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Noether-Lefschetz theory and class groups (John Brevik, Cal State Long Beach)
Estella 2113The classical Noether-Lefschetz Theorem states that a suitably general algebraic surface S of degree d ≥ 4 in complex projective 3-space P3 contains no curves besides complete intersections, that is, […]
Claremont Topology Seminar: Vijay Higgins (UCLA)
Estella 2099We welcome all undergraduate/graduate students and faculty to attend topology seminar! Speaker: Vijay Higgins (UCLA) Title: Webs and skein algebras Abstract: The Jones polynomial of a link can be computed […]
CCMS Colloquium: Dynamical Systems and the Period 3 Implies Chaos Theorem (Michelle Manes, AIM)
Argue Auditorium, Pomona College 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United StatesSpeaker: Michelle Manes, AIM Title: Dynamical Systems and the Period 3 Implies Chaos Theorem Abstract: Sharkovskii’s theorem, sometimes called "period 3 implies chaos," concerns a one-dimensional real dynamical system: a […]
Traces of Partition Eisenstein series (Ken Ono, University of Virginia)
Estella 2113Integer partitions are ubiquitous in mathematics, arising in subjects as disparate as algebraic combinatorics, algebraic geometry, number theory, representation theory, to mathematics physics. Many of the deepest results on partitions […]
Claremont Topology Seminar: Claudio Gomez-Gonzales (Carleton College – UC Irvine)
Estella 2099We welcome all undergraduate/graduate students and faculty to attend the Topology Seminar! Speaker: Claudio Gomez-Gonzales (Carleton College - UC Irvine) Title: How hard could it be? A tour of resolvent […]
CCMS Colloquium: Molecular Pasta, Complex Entanglement in Biopolymers (Dorothy Buck, Duke Uni.)
Argue Auditorium, Pomona College 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United StatesSpeaker: Dorothy Buck, Professor of Mathematics, Duke University Title: Molecular Pasta: Complex Entanglement in Biopolymers Abstract: If you’ve cooked spaghetti, you’ve probably noticed how the pasta becomes entangled in the […]
Claremont History and Philosophy of Mathematics Seminar: Iris Clever (UChicago)
Founders Room, Pitzer CollegeSpeaker: Iris Clever, University of Chicago Title: The Making of the Modern Statistical Identity: From Skull Science to Biometrics Abstract: In this presentation, I uncover an overlooked genealogy of biometrics, tracing […]
Applied Math Seminar: Shriya Nagpal (Pitzer College)
Emmy Noether Room, Estella 1021, Pomona College, 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United StatesTitle: Designing Robust Networks of Coupled Phase Oscillators with Applications to the High-Voltage Electric Grid Abstract: A network is any collection of objects, called nodes, in which some pairs of […]
Claremont Topology Seminar: Heather Lee
Estella 2099, Pomona College 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United StatesWe welcome all undergraduate/graduate students and faculty to attend topology seminar! Speaker: Heather Lee Title: Some examples of homological mirror symmetry Abstract: Mirror symmetry is a duality phenomenon between symplectic […]
CCMS Colloquium: Sound Information is All You Need (Kobi Abayomi, Seton Hall University)
Argue Auditorium, Pomona College 610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United StatesSpeaker: Kobi Abayomi, Head of Science, Gumbel Demand Acceleration Title: Sound Information is All You Need Abstract: It turns out that affinity for a song is predictable from its sound. […]