Colloquium
Colloquium – Kyungyong Lee, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Topic: Introduction to cluster algebras Abstract: The theory of cluster algebras is one of the most mathematically well-studied areas in mathematical physics. Since its discovery in 2001, it has been shown that cluster algebras are related to diverse areas of mathematics such as algebraic geometry, commutative algebra, knot theory, total positivity, quiver representations, string theory, statistical
Colloquium – Bo Li, University of California, San Diego
302 Gordon Palmer HallTitle: Predict the Ligand-Receptor Binding/Unbinding Kinetics with the Variational Implicit-Solvent Model and the String Method Abstract: The ligand-receptor binding/unbinding is a complex biophysical process in which water plays a critical role. To understand the fundamental mechanisms of such a process, we have developed a new and efficient approach that combines our level-set variational implicit-solvent model
Colloquium – Loukas Grafakos, University of Missouri
302 Gordon Palmer HallABSTRACT flyer - Loukas Grafakos
Colloquium – Ken Ono, Emory University
346 Gordon Palmer Hall 505 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesTopic: Polya’s Program for the Riemann Hypothesis and Related Problems Abstract: In 1927 Polya proved that the Riemann Hypothesis is equivalent to the hyperbolicity of Jensen polynomials for Riemann’s Xi-function. This hyperbolicity has only been proved for degrees d=1, 2, 3. We prove the hyperbolicity of 100% of the Jensen polynomials of every degree. We
Colloquium – Xiaofeng Ren, George Washington University
Topic: Non-hexagonal lattices from a two species interacting system Abstract: A two species interacting system motivated by the density functional theory for triblock copolymers contains long range interaction that affects the two species differently. In a two species periodic assembly of discs, the two species appear alternately on a lattice. A minimal two species periodic assembly
Colloquium – Mark Behrens, University of Notre Dame
346 Gordon Palmer Hall 505 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesTitle: "Current themes in the study of the homotopy groups of spheres" Abstract: I will summarize the current state of affairs of the study of the stable homotopy groups of spheres, and will describe some connections to algebraic and differential geometry.
Colloquium – Xiaofan Li, Illinois Institute of Technology
346 Gordon Palmer Hall 505 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesTitle: Numerical simulations of macroscopic quantities for stochastic differential equations with alpha-stable processes Abstract: The mean first exit time, escape probability and transitional probability density are utilized to quantify dynamical behaviors of stochastic differential equations with non-Gaussian, $\alpha$-stable type L\'evy motions. Taking advantage of the Toeplitz matrix structure of the time-space discretization, a fast and
Colloquium – Jianlin Xia (Purdue University)
346 Gordon Palmer Hall 505 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesTopic: Fast Solutions of Large Linear Systems and Eigenvalue Problems by Exploring Structures Abstract: Solving large linear systems and eigenvalue problems remains to be the key computational tasks in scientific computing, data processing, and engineering simulations. Practical numerical problems often introduce various structures into the matrix representations. In this talk, we show the existence of
Colloquium in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month – Ivelisse Rubio, University of Puerto Rico
346 Gordon Palmer Hall 505 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesTitle: The covering method: an intuitive approach to the computation of p-divisibility of exponential sums Abstract: Exponential sums over finite fields are an important tool for solving mathematical problems and have applications to many other areas. However, some of the methods and proofs of the results are non-elementary. The main purpose of this talk
Colloquium – Xiaobing Feng, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
346 Gordon Palmer Hall 505 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesTitle: Phase field method for geometric moving interface problems and their numerical approximations Abstract: In this talk I shall first give a brief introduction to the phase field method for general geometric moving interface problems. The focus will be on presenting its idea, formulation,and relationship to other methods for moving interface problems such as the