An open mirror theorem for toric varieties

Speaker: 

Siu-Cheong Lau

Institution: 

Harvard University

Time: 

Tuesday, January 8, 2013 - 4:00pm

Location: 

RH 306

Mirror map is a central object in the study of mirror symmetry. They are obtained in hypergeometric series by solving Picard-Fuchs equations. In this talk, I will explain a geometric meaning of mirror maps for toric varieties in terms of counting of holomorphic discs bounded by Lagrangian submanifolds. It is motivated by the study of SYZ mirror symmetry. This is a joint work with K. Chan, N.-C. Leung and H.-H. Tseng.

Nonperturbative Results for Supersymmetric Gauge Theories in Three Dimensions

Speaker: 

Anton Kapustin

Institution: 

Caltech

Time: 

Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 11:00am

Host: 

Location: 

RH 306

Non-Gaussian functional integrals arising in Quantum Field Theory are notoriously difficult to define and compute. This applies even to relatively simple models such as Chern–Simons gauge theory, where an exact solution was obtained without a direct evaluation of the functional integral. I will explain how to use supersymmetric localization to reduce in some cases a non-Gaussian functional integral to an ordinary integral. This technique can be used to evaluate ex-
actly some observables in Chern–Simons theory as well as in certain
supersymmetric gauge theories in three dimensions and to test various
duality conjectures concerning such theories.

Isolated Curves for Hyperelliptic Curve Cryptography

Speaker: 

Wenhan Wang

Institution: 

University of Washington

Time: 

Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Host: 

Location: 

RH306

The endomorphism rings of ordinary jacobians of genus two curves defined over finite
fields are orders in quartic CM fields. The conductor gap between two endomorphism rings is
defined as the largest prime number that divides the conductor of one endomorphism ring but not
the other. We call a genus two curve isolated, if its endomorphism ring has large conductor gap
(>=80 bits) with any other possible endomorphism rings. There is no known algorithm to explicitly
construct isogenies from an isolated curve to curves in other endomorphism classes. I will
explain results on criteria for a curve to be isolated, as well as the heuristic asymptotic
distribution of isolated genus two curves.

Juggling Mathematics and Magic

Professor Ronald Graham, one of the world’s best known mathematicians, computer theorists, and technology visionaries, will explain the math behind magic in his talk, “Juggling Mathematics and Magic”. Graham, who calls himself a “mathematician” will explore the mystery of magic and the art of juggling and their surprising links to mathematical concepts. 

Random potentials for pinning models with gradient and Laplacian interactions.

Speaker: 

Chien-Hao Huang

Institution: 

UCI

Time: 

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 11:00am

Location: 

RH 306

Abstract: We consider two models for bio-polymers, the gradient interaction and the Lacplacian one,
both with the Gaussian potential in the random environment. A random field φ : { 0, 1, ..., N } → R^d represents the position of the polymer path. The law of the field is given by exp( − ∑ i |∇ φi |^2 /2) where ∇ is the discrete gradient, and by exp( − ∑ i | ∆φi |^2 /2) where ∆ is the discrete Laplacian. For every Gaussian potential |·|^2 /2, a random charge is added as a factor: (1+βωi) |·|^2 /2 with P (ωi = ± 1) = 1/2 or exp(βωi) |·|^2 /2 with ωi obeys a normal distribution. The interaction with the
origin in the random field space is considered. Each time the field touches the origin, a reward ϵ ≥ 0 is given. Although these models are quite different from the pinning models studied in G. Giacomin (2011), the result about the gap between the annealed critical point and the quenched critical point stays the same.

Nonlinear Wave Equations With Damping And Supercritical Sources

Speaker: 

Yanqiu Guo

Institution: 

Weizman Institute

Time: 

Tuesday, January 8, 2013 - 2:00pm

Location: 

RH 340P

In this talk I will discuss the local and global well-posedness of coupled non- linear wave equations with damping and supercritical sources. Our interests lie in the interaction between source and damping terms and their influence on the behavior of solutions. I will introduce the method of using the monotone operator theory to obtain the local existence of weak solutions to our system. Also we extend a result by Brezis on convex integrals on Sobolev spaces, which allows us to overcome a major technical difficulty in the proof of the existence of solutions. 

 

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