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Speaker:<\/strong>Jesse Wolfson, UC Irvine<\/p>\n

Title:<\/strong> Braids, Polynomials, and Hilbert\u2019s 13th Problem<\/p>\n

Abstract: <\/strong>There are still completely open fundamental questions about polynomials in one variable. One example is Hilbert\u2019s 13th Problem, a conjecture going back long before Hilbert. Indeed, the invention of algebraic topology grew out of an effort to understand how the roots of a polynomial depend on the coefficients. The goal of this talk is to explain part of the circle of ideas surrounding these questions. Along the way, we will encounter some beautiful classical objects \u2013 the space of monic, degree d square-free polynomials, algebraic functions, lines on cubic surfaces, level structures on Jacobians, braid groups, Galois groups, and configuration spaces \u2013 all intimately related to each other, all with mysteries still to reveal. This is ongoing joint work with Benson Farb and Mark Kisin.<\/p>\n

Bio<\/strong>:\u00a0Jesse Wolfson is an associate professor and vice chair of inclusive excellence in the department of mathematics at the University of California, Irvine.\u00a0 His research focuses on long-standing open problems at the interface of algebra, geometry and topology.\u00a0 His perspective on geometry and topology emerges in part from his long-running exchange with choreographer Reggie Wilson. He currently serves on the board of directors of Wilson\u2019s\u00a0Fist and Heel Performance Group,\u00a0<\/i>an internationally acclaimed Brooklyn based \u201cPost-African\u00a0neo-hoodoo modern dance company.\u201d<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"ccms-colloquium-braids-polynomials-and-hilberts-13th-problem-jesse-wolfson-uc-irvine","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2024-10-30 16:15:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2024","month":"10","day":"30","hour":"16","minutes":"15","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2024-10-30 17:30:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2024","month":"10","day":"30","hour":"17","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2024-10-30 23:15:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2024","month":"10","day":"30","hour":"23","minutes":"15","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2024-10-31 00:30:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2024","month":"10","day":"31","hour":"00","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/Los_Angeles","timezone_abbr":"PDT","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"","currency_code":"","currency_position":"","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Colloquium","slug":"colloquium","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":12,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":211,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","id":12,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/ccms\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/12","collection":"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/ccms\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":[],"organizer":[{"id":3155,"author":"204","status":"publish","date":"2023-08-28 09:40:44","date_utc":"2023-08-28 16:40:44","modified":"2023-09-13 00:50:40","modified_utc":"2023-09-13 07:50:40","url":"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/ccms\/organizer\/bahar-acu\/","organizer":"Bahar Acu","slug":"bahar-acu","email":"Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu","json_ld":{"@type":"Person","name":"Bahar Acu","description":"","url":"","telephone":"","email":"Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu","sameAs":""},"global_id":"colleges.claremont.edu\/ccms?id=3155","global_id_lineage":["colleges.claremont.edu\/ccms?id=3155"]},{"id":2791,"author":"165","status":"publish","date":"2023-08-28 09:41:37","date_utc":"2023-08-28 16:41:37","modified":"2023-08-28 09:41:37","modified_utc":"2023-08-28 16:41:37","url":"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/ccms\/organizer\/edray-goins\/","organizer":"Edray Goins","slug":"edray-goins","json_ld":{"@type":"Person","name":"Edray Goins","description":"","url":"","telephone":"","email":"","sameAs":""},"global_id":"colleges.claremont.edu\/ccms?id=2791","global_id_lineage":["colleges.claremont.edu\/ccms?id=2791"]}],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"CCMS Colloquium: Braids, Polynomials, and Hilbert\u2019s 13th Problem (Jesse Wolfson, UC Irvine)","description":"<p>Speaker:Jesse Wolfson, UC Irvine Title: Braids, Polynomials, and Hilbert\u2019s 13th Problem Abstract: There are still completely open fundamental questions about polynomials in one variable. One example is Hilbert\u2019s 13th Problem, […]<\/p>\\n","url":"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/ccms\/event\/ccms-colloquium-braids-polynomials-and-hilberts-13th-problem-jesse-wolfson-uc-irvine\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2024-10-30T16:15:00-07:00","endDate":"2024-10-30T17:30:00-07:00","organizer":{"@type":"Person","name":"Bahar Acu","description":"","url":"","telephone":"","email":"Bahar_Acu@pitzer.edu","sameAs":""},"performer":"Organization"},"ticketed":false,"is_virtual":false,"virtual_url":null,"virtual_video_source":""}