Calendar

Oct
12
Wed
Logic seminar: Manabu Hagiwara (Chiba University)
Oct 12 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Keller 403

Nov
16
Wed
Logic seminar: Kazuhisa Nakasho (Yamaguchi University)
Nov 16 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

<p>Title: Formalization of multivariable calculus in Mizar</p>

Abstract:

<p>In this presentation, I will report on the progress of the
formalization of multivariable calculus in Mizar. We are now formalizing
multivariable calculus with the aim of formalizing differential
manifolds, partial differential equations, and numerical analysis. In
the formalization of multivariable calculus, the handling of
higher-order partial derivatives tends to be more troublesome than in
the one variable case, but this can be alleviated somewhat by
introducing the Fréchet derivative in Banach space. I would like to give
an overview of the Mizar project and discuss topics ranging from the
definition of higher-order partial derivatives in normed spaces to
formalization of the implicit and inverse function theorems.</p>

Dec
7
Wed
Logic seminar: Daniel Erman
Dec 7 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Speaker: Daniel Erman (University of Wisconsin)
Title: Ultraproducts, Hilbert’s Syzygy Theorem, and Stillman’s
Conjecture
When and where: 3-3:50pm, December 7, in Keller 403

Abstract: Hilbert’s Syzygy Theorem is a classic finiteness result about
a construction in algebra known as a free resolution. Stillman once
proposed an analogue of Hilbert’s result, which involved potentially
considering polynomials in infinitely many variables. Stillman’s
Conjecture was recently solved, and perhaps the simplest proof is based
upon a novel use of an ultraproduct. I’ll give an expository overview
of the history of Stillman’s Conjecture (very little algebraic
background will be assumed), and then explain how and why ultra products
came to play such a key role.

Jan
9
Mon
First Day of Instruction
Jan 9 all-day
Feb
2
Thu
Number Theory seminar – Jim Brown @ Keller 301
Feb 2 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Title:  Klingen Eisenstein series and symmetric square $L$-functions

Abstract: It is well-known in number theory that some of the deepest results come in connecting complex analysis in the form of $L$-functions with algebra/geometry in the form of Galois representations/motives. In this talk we will consider this for a particular case. Let $f$ be a newform of weight $k$ and full level. Associated to $f$ one has the adjoint Galois representation and the symmetric square $L$-function. The Bloch-Kato conjecture predicts a precise relationship between special values of the symmetric square $L$-function of $f$ with size of the Selmer groups of twists of the adjoint Galois representation. We will outline a result providing evidence for this conjecture by lifting $f$ to a Klingen Eisenstein series and producing a congruence between the Klingen Eisenstein series and a Siegel cusp form with irreducible Galois representation. time permitting, we will discuss a modularity result for a 4-dimensional Galois representation that arises from the congruence and studying a particular universal deformation ring.  This is joint work with Kris Klosin.

Feb
17
Fri
Colloquium: Michael Yampolsky
Feb 17 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Feb
24
Fri
Analysis seminar: David Ross
Feb 24 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Mar
3
Fri
Colloquium: Daniele Cappelletti @ Keller 302
Mar 3 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Title: Solving the chemical recurrence conjecture in two dimensions
Joint work with: Andrea Agazzi, David Anderson, Jonathan Mattingly
Abstract: Stochastic reaction networks are continuous-time Markov chains typically used in biology, epidemiology, and population dynamics. The goal is to keep track of the abundance of the different reactants over time. What makes them special from a mathematical point of view is the fact that their qualitative dynamics is described by a finite set of allowed transformation rules, referred to as "reaction graph". A long-standing conjecture is that models with a reaction graph composed by a union of strongly connected components are necessarily positive recurrent, meaning that each single state is positive recurrent. In my talk I will discuss why the conjecture makes intuitive sense and why it is difficult to prove it. I will then show how my collaborators and I adapted Forster-Lyapunov techniques to prove the conjecture in two dimensions.