School of Mathematics

The (Counter-Intuitive) Geometry of Cut and Flow Polytopes

Ankur Moitra
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Institute for Advanced Study
October 3, 2011 - 2:30pm

Limit Theorems in Pseudorandomness

Raghu Meka
The University of Texas at Austin; Member, School of Mathematics
October 3, 2011 - 2:15pm

Properties of Random Group Elements

Chen Meiri
Hebrew University; Member, School of Mathematics
October 3, 2011 - 2:00pm

Mechanism Design With Set-Theoretic Beliefs

Jing Chen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
October 3, 2011 - 11:15am

In settings of incomplete information, we put forward (1) a very conservative ---indeed, purely set-theoretic--- model of the beliefs (including totally wrong ones) that each player may have about the payoff types of his opponents, and (2) a new and robust solution concept, based on mutual belief of rationality, capable of leveraging such conservative beliefs.


On Singularities With Rational Homology Disk Smoothings

Andras Stipsicz
Renyi Institute of Mathematics; Institute for Advanced Study
September 30, 2011 - 4:30pm

Multiplicities and the Equivariant Index

Jochen Bruening
Humboldt University
September 30, 2011 - 1:30pm

Shadowing and Diffusion in Hamiltonian Systems

Marian Gidea
Northeastern Illinois University; Member, School of Mathematics
September 28, 2011 - 4:00pm

Problems of Ideal Incompressible Fluids

Alexander Shnirelman
Concordia University; Institute for Advanced Study
September 28, 2011 - 2:00pm

Tight Lower Bounds for 2-query LCCs Over Finite fields

Shubhangi Saraf
Microsoft Research; Member, School of Mathematics
September 27, 2011 - 10:30am

A locally correctable code (LCC) is an error correcting code mapping d symbols to n symbols, such that for every codeword c and every received word r that is \delta-close to c, we can recover any coordinate of c (with high probability) by only making a few queries to r. LCCs are a stronger form of Locally Decodable Codes (LDCs) which have received a lot of attention recently due to their many applications and surprising constructions.


First Steps in Symplectic Dynamics

Helmut Hofer
Institute for Advanced Study
September 26, 2011 - 4:00pm

The modern theory of dynamical systems, as well as symplectic geometry, have their origin with Poincare as one field with integrated Ideas. Since then these fields developed quite independently. Given the progress in these fields one can make a good argument why the time is ripe to bring them closer together around the core area of Hamiltonian dynamics