Argue Auditorium, Pomona College
610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United States
Title: “The science of Mathematics is not crystallized into text-books” : The Bryn Mawr Mathematical Journal Club (1896 — 1924) Speaker: Jemma Lorenat, Pitzer College Abstract: As mathematics departments in the United States began to shift toward standards of original research at the end of the nineteenth century, many adopted journal clubs as forums for […]
The Kauffman bracket skein algebra of a surface is at once related to quantum topology and to hyperbolic geometry. In this talk, we consider a generalization of the skein algebra due to Roger and Yang for surfaces with punctures. In joint work with Han-Bom Moon, we show that the generalized skein algebra is a quantization […]
The original Bost-Connes system was constructed in 1990 and is a QSM system with deep connections to the field of rationals. In particular, its partition function is the Riemann-zeta function and its ground states evaluated on certain arithmetic objects yield generators of the maximal Abelian extension of the rationals. In this talk we describe the […]
Argue Auditorium, Pomona College
610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United States
Title: Graph Complexes and Moduli Spaces of Curves Speaker: Siddarth Kannan, UCLA Abstract: I will begin by defining a certain combinatorial object called a graph complex. Then I will give a brief introduction to the moduli space of curves. The study of the geometry of this moduli space has occupied several generations of mathematicians, across […]
Emmy Noether Room, Estella 1021, Pomona College,
610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United States
Title: Existence and multiplicity of solutions for a cooperative elliptic system using Morse theory This is joint work with Leandro Recova (Cal Poly Pomona) Abstract
We welcome all undergraduates and graduate students to attend topology seminar! Speaker: Song Yu (California Institute of Technology and Tsinghua Yau Mathematical Sciences Center) also a Pomona alum! Title: Knot invariants, Gromov-Witten invariants, and integrality conjectures Abstract: In this talk, we will take a peek at large N duality which is a deep correspondence between invariants […]
Argue Auditorium, Pomona College
610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United States
Title: Math as Art and Recreation Speaker: Peter Kagey, HMC Abstract: Recreational Mathematics is an area of math which is rooted in exploration and playfulness, and includes puzzles, games, art, and more. This talk takes a closer look at these ideas, emphasizing how a foundation of curiosity and play can lead to insightful connections with various […]
Argue Auditorium, Pomona College
610 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA, United States
Title: Shrinkage Estimation for Causal Inference and Experimental Design Speaker: Evan T. R. Rosenman, Assistant Professor of Statistics, Claremont McKenna College Abstract: Passive collection of observational data -- in settings such as medicine, insurance, and e-commerce -- is a ubiquitous feature of modern life. For statisticians, these ever-proliferating datasets are both promising and perilous. Observational […]
Estella 1021 (Emmy Noether Room), Pomona College
Claremont, CA, United States
Title: Tropical Linear Series Abstract: In this talk I'll attempt to give a friendly and example-driven introduction to the theory of linear series on tropical curves. While in some respects mirroring the classical study of linear series, in the tropical setting there are many surprises and even basic questions remain open. This work is joint with […]
Quiver structures are naturally associated to subsets of the endomorphism sets of quandles and other knot-coloring structures, providing a natural form of categorification of homset invariants and their enhancements. In this talk we will survey recent work in this area.
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