Seminar Schedule
February 27 – March 3, 2006
All Seminars are held in Boyd Graduate Studies Bldg. unless otherwise noted.
MONDAY, February 27, 2006
Algebra
2:30pm, Room 410
Speaker: Jon Carlson, University of Georgia
Title of talk: Steenrod Operations and group cohomology.
Abstract: This is the second in a series of two lectures on
Steenrod operations and how they apply to group cohomology. The Steenrod operations
are secondary cohomology operations that are useful in both algebra and topology.
In the first lecture we will try to give an overview of why the operations exist
and some properties of the algebras. If time allows, we will begin a construction
of the operations.
Topology/Geometry
2:30pm Room 222
Please note - this week's seminar is on Friday, March 3, 2006
Faculty and Graduate Student Social
3:00pm, Room 409
Coffee, Cookies, Tea
VIGRE-Algebraic Geometry
2:00pm, Room 304
TUESDAY, February 28, 2006
VIGRE-Graduate
Student Seminar
2:00p.m., Room 304
Speaker: Rod Canfield, Department of Computer Science, University
of Georgia
Title of talk: Introduction to the Circle Method
Abstract: The circle method is a technique for applying Cauchy's
integral theorem (from complex variables) to problems arising in combinatorics
and number theory. We will provide an introduction, based on two examples.
WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2006
Geometry in the Curriculum Seminar
1:25pm, Aderhold, Room 111
Speaker: Sybilla Beckmann Kazez, University of Georgia
Title of talk: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics'
Forthcoming Curriculum Focal Points for Grades PreK - 8
Algebraic Geometry
2:30pm, Room 410
Speaker: Elham Izadi, University of Georgia
Title of talk: ampleness of an intersection of two theta
divisors
Abstract: I will explain what it means for an algebraic variety
to have an ample cotangent bundle and how this leads to some interesting properties
of the variety. I will then sketch a proof of the ampleness of the cotangent
bundle of an intersection of two translates of the theta divisor in an abelian
foufold. This is joint work with Olivier Debarre.
VIGRE- Algebra
2:30pm, Room 303
Faculty and Graduate Student Social
3:00pm, Room 409
Cookies, Coffee, Tea
Arithmetic Geometry/Number Theory
3:30pm, Room 304
Speaker: Robert Rumely, University of Georgia
Title of talk: Multi-resultants and the Fekete-Leja Transfinite
Diameter
Abstract: In this series of talks I will first exposit
the multiresultant of a collection of n homogeneous polynomials in n variables.
Then I will discuss a recent theorem of DeMarco and myself which gives a pullback
formula for the Fekete-Leja transfinite diameter in terms of the multiresultant.
THURSDAY, March 2, 2006
VIGRE – Feynman Diagrams
2:00pm, Room 326
VIGRE – Cardiac Physiology
2:00pm, Room 640
VIGRE- Zeta Functions
2:15pm, Room 302
VIGRE-Algebraic Geometry
2:00pm, Room 304
FRIDAY, March 3, 2006
Probability Theory
2:30-3:30pm, Room 303
Speaker: Lirong Yu, University of Georgia
Title of talk: Piecewise Non-linear Filtering
Topology/Geometry
2:30pm Room 222
Speaker: Thang Le, Georgia Tech
Title of talk: The Jones polynomial and the A-polynomial
of knots.
Abstract: We discuss the AJ conjecture (of Garoufalidis) which
relates the Jones polynomial and the A-polynoial of knots. We prove the conjecture
for a large class of 2-bridge knots.