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Hermite interpolation and counting number fields

December 9, 2020      3:00 pm
Speaker: Jean-Marc Couveignes

There are several ways to specify a number field. One can provide the minimal polynomial of a primitive element, the multiplication table of a $\bf Q$-basis, the traces of a...
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The cohomology of moduli of curves at infinite level

December 8, 2020      3:00 pm
Speaker: Emanuel Reinecke

Moduli spaces of curves admit finite covers by moduli spaces which parametrize curves together with so-called level structures. In my talk, I will discuss how the cohomology of these spaces...
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Symmetry as a shadow of topological order

December 8, 2020      10:00 am
Speaker: Xiao-Gang Wen

In this talk, I will present a new way to look at symmetry. We show that symmetry can be viewed as a non-invertible gravitational anomaly, and a non-invertible gravitational anomaly...
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CMSA Math Science Literature Lecture Series

December 4, 2020      8:00 am
Speaker: Nigel Hitchin

TITLE: Michael Atiyah: Geometry and Physics ABSTRACT: In mid career, as an internationally renowned mathematician, Michael Atiyah discovered that some problems in physics responded to current work in algebraic geometry and...
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