The 3-body problem
OTHER MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT EVENTS: MATH TABLE, SEMINARS: OPEN NEIGHBORHOOD
When: September 4, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Where: Science Center Hall D
Address:
1 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States
Speaker: Laura DeMarco - Harvard University
Abstract: The field of dynamical systems has a long and fascinating history, originating with the study of planetary motion. It has become a central part of mathematics today, with many connections to algebra, geometry, and analysis. I will present some of its historical development, with emphasis on the subtle question of linearization and how that leads to deep and difficult problems that remain unsolved today.