Previous Random Matrix & Probability Theory Seminars
Spring 2020: Date Speaker Title/Abstract 2/26/2020 Louigi Addario-Berry (McGill University) Title: Hipster random walks and their ilk Abstract: I will describe how certain recursive distributional equations can be solved by importing rigorous […]
Derandomizing Algorithms via Spectral Graph Theory
CMSA 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Salil Vadhan (Harvard) Title: Derandomizing Algorithms via Spectral Graph Theory Abstract: Randomization is a powerful tool for algorithms; it is often easier to design efficient algorithms if we allow the algorithms to "toss coins" […]
Mirror symmetry, gauged linear sigma models, matrix factorizations, and related topics
CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesOn March 4-6, 2020 the CMSA will be hosting a three-day workshop on Mirror symmetry, Gauged linear sigma models, Matrix factorizations, and related topics as part of the Simons Collaboration on Homological Mirror […]
Math, Music and the Mind; Mathematical analysis of the performed Trio Sonatas of J. S. Bach
CMSA 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Daniel Forger (UMich) Location: CMSA building, 20 Garden Street, Room G10 Title: Math, Music and the Mind; Mathematical analysis of the performed Trio Sonatas of J. S. Bach Abstract: I will describe a collaborative project with […]