MenuEvents for 01/29/2021 from all calendars
Seminar in Random Tensors
Time: 11:00AM - 12:00PM
Location: zoom
Speaker: Grigoris Paouris, TAMU
Title: TBA
Mathematical Physics and Harmonic Analysis Seminar
Time: 2:00PM - 2:50PM
Location: Zoom
Speaker: Chris Marx, Oberlin College
Title: Potential dependence of the density of states: deterministic, ergodic, and random potentials
Abstract: In this talk we will address the potential dependence of the density of states and related spectral functions for discrete Schr\"odinger operators on infinite graphs. Following ideas by J. Bourgain and A. Klein, we will consider the density of states {\em{outer}} measure (DOSoM), a {\em{deterministic}} quantity, which is well defined for {\em{all}} Schr\"odinger operators. We will explicitly quantify the potential dependence of the DOSoM in weak topology by proving a modulus of continuity with respect to the potential in $\ell{l}^\infinity$-norm. The resulting modulus of continuity reflects the geometry of the graph at infinity. For the special case of operators on $\mathbb{Z}^d$ our result implies Lipschitz continuity of the DOSoM, in the case of the Bethe lattice, we obtain that the DOSoM is $\frac{1}{2}$-log-H\"older continuous. Applications of this result to ergodic, and in further consequence, for random Schr\"odinger operators will be presented. This talk is based on joint work with Peter Hislop (University of Kentucky).
Algebra and Combinatorics Seminar
Time: 3:00PM - 4:00PM
Location: Zoom
Speaker: Eric Rowell, TAMU
Title: Representations of Braid Groups and Motion Groups
Abstract: Representations of braid groups appear in many (related) guises, as sources of knot and link invariants, transfer matrices in statistical mechanics, quantum gates in topological quantum computers and commutativity morphisms in braided fusion categories. Regarded as trajectories of points in the plane, the natural generalization of braid groups are groups of motions of links in 3 manifolds. While much of the representation theory of braid groups and motions groups remains mysterious, we are starting to see hints that suggest a few conjectures. I will describe a few of these conjectures and some of the progress towards verification.
