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01/28 11:00am |
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Ralph Kaufmann Purdue University |
Local Models and Global Constraints
Motivated by current research in condensed matter, we consider multi-parameter families of Hamiltonians which may have multiple Eigenvalues at so-called critical points. In this setting, we address several questions. In particular, for 3-d families with isolated critical points, we can give classification theorems for the local structures.
We also show more generally that one can associate topological invariants to such systems, by various methods such as Chern classes and slicing.
Finally, we investigate global constraints on the local structures and give theorems for the case in which the parameter space is a three-torus, which is relevant to real world periodic systems. We illustrate these constraints on a concrete system, the Gyroid, and its deformations. |
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01/29 2:00pm |
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Chris Marx Oberlin College |
Potential dependence of the density of states: deterministic, ergodic, and random potentials
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). |
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02/11 11:00am |
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Marvin Plümer FernUniversität in Hagen |
Eigenvalue bounds for the Laplacian on embedded metric graphs
In this talk, we present some new developments in the theory of Laplacians on metric graphs. We discuss the role played by planarity or -- more generally -- the graph's genus and derive bounds for the eigenvalues of the Laplacian. For the derivation of these bounds, we make use of a recently developed transference principle by Amini and Cohen-Steiner that compares eigenvalues of continuous and discrete objects in a very convenient way. As a by-product of our methods we also obtain eigenvalue bounds for Laplacian on discrete weighted graphs. |
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02/12 2:00pm |
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Benito Juarez-Aubry IIMAS-UNAM |
Semiclassical gravity in static spacetimes as a constrained initial value problem
Semiclassical gravity is the theory in which gravity is treated classically and matter is treated in the framework of quantum field theory. The spacetime metric tensor, which encodes gravitational effects in its curvature, interacts with matter through the semiclassical Einstein equations: matter sources the dynamics of the spacetime metric via the expectation value of the stress-energy tensor of the quantum fields, while the quantum fields propagate in curved spacetime. It is currently unknown whether semiclassical gravity has a well-posed initial value formulation even for free fields. In this talk, I will discuss the situation in static spacetimes, where time-translation symmetry greatly reduces the difficulty of the problem, and where one can show well-posedness. I will also discuss the main ideas on how to generalise these results to non-static spacetimes under some special circumstances. Based on arXiv:2011.05947 and on some unpublished work in progress with S. Modak. |
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02/25 11:00am |
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Salma Lahbabi ENSEM, UHII/MSDA, UM6P |
A mean-field model for disordered crystals
In this talk, we consider disordered quantum crystals in the reduced Hartree-
Fock (rHF) framework. The nuclei are supposed to be classical particles ar-
ranged around a reference periodic configuration. In particular, we consider a family of nuclear distributions μ(ω, ·), where ω spans a probability space Ω.
Under some assumptions on the nuclear distribution μ, the average energy per
unit volume admits a minimizer, which is a solution of the rHF equations with
short-range Yukawa interaction [2, 1]. We obtain partial results for Coulomb
interacting systems. We also study localization properties of the mean-field
Hamiltonian numerically [3].
References
[1] Éric Cancès, Salma Lahbabi, and Mathieu Lewin. Mean-field electronic
structure models for disordered materials. In Proceeding of the International
Congress on Mathematical Physics, Aalborg (Denmark), August 2012.
[2] Éric Cancès, Salma Lahbabi, and Mathieu Lewin. Mean-field models for
disordered crystals. J. math. pures appl., 100(2):241274, 2013.
[3] Salma Lahbabi. Étude mathématique de modèles quantiques et classiques
pour les matériaux aléatoires à l'échelle atomique. PhD thesis, Université de
Cergy-Pontoise, 2013. |
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03/04 11:00am |
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Pavel Kurasov Stockholm |
Crystalline measures: from quantum graphs to stable polynomials
Quantum graphs surprised researchers by their extraordinary spectral properties and possibility to carry out explicit analysis. One such example is given by the trace formula connecting spectra of quantum graphs to the set of periodic orbits on the underlying metric graph (without any additional correction terms). It appears that the corresponding spectral measure provides an explicit example of so-called crystalline measures generalising classical Dirac comb and Poisson summation formula. Crystalline measures are tempered distributions given by locally finite purely atomic measures whose Fourier transform is also a purely atomic measure. Such measures were studied by J.-P. Kahane, A.-P. Guinand, and S. Mandelbrojt in the fifties. It remained unclear whether Dirac combs provide the only type of examples of crystalline measures with uniformly discrete support. We are going to show how to construct a wide family of crystalline measures using quantum graphs (differential operators on metric graphs) and more generally via stable polynomials. The measure we obtain are: - positive crystalline measures with uniformly discrete support;
- Fourier quasicrystals for which every arithmetic progression meets the support in a finite set;
- Fourier quasicrystals for which the support is a Delone set, but the support of the Fourier transform not.
Our results complement recent studies by Y. Meyer, N. Lev, A. Olevskii, and others. This is a joint work with Peter Sarnak. |
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03/05 2:00pm |
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Rostislav Grigorchuk Texas A&M University |
Spectra of groups and graphs: a short survey.
In my talk I will touch on such topics as the shape of the spectrum of Cayley and Schreier graphs of finitely generated groups, type of spectral measures, the question of A.Valette "Can one hear the shape of a group", and the relation to the random Schodinger operator.
Based on numerous results with coauthors: L.Bartholdi, A.Zuk, Z.Sunic, D.Lenz, T.Nagnibeda, A.Perez, B.Simanek, A.Dudko and others. |
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03/11 11:00am |
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Raphael Ducatez UNIGE |
Spectrum of critical Erdos Renyi graph
We analyze the spectrum of the (scaled) adjacency matrix A of the Erdős-
Rényi graph G(N, d/N ) in the critical regime d = b log N. We establish a one-to-one
correspondence between vertices of degree at least 2d and nontrivial eigenvalues outside the asymptotic bulk [−2, 2]. This correspondence implies a transition at an explicit b*. For d>b* log N the spectrum is just the bulk [−2, 2] and the eigenvectors are completely delocalized. For d< b* log N another phase appears. The spectrum outside [−2, 2] is not empty and there the eigenvectors concentrate around the large degree vertices.(joint work with Antti Knowles and Johannes Alt)
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03/12 2:00pm |
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Jon Harrison Baylor University |
Periodic orbit evaluation of a spectral statistic of quantum graphs without the semiclassical limit |
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03/18 11:00am |
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Silvius Klein Puc-Rio |
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03/25 11:00am |
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Dmitry Jakobson Univ. Montreal |
Nodal set and negative eigenvalues in conformal geometry
We first describe conformal invariants that arise from nodal sets and negative eigenvalues of conformally covariant operators (such as Yamabe or Paneitz operator). We discuss applications to curvature prescription problems. We prove that the Yamabe operator can have an arbitrarily large number of negative eigenvalues on any manifold of dimension greater than 2. We show that 0 is generically not an eigenvalue of the conformal Laplacian. If time permits, we shall discuss related results on manifolds with boundary, as well as for weighted graphs. This is joint work with Y. Canzani, R. Gover, R. Ponge, A. Hassannezhad, M. Levitin, M. Karpukhin, G. Cox and Y. Sire. |
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03/26 2:00pm |
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Sergei Tabachnikov Penn State |
Flavors of bicycle mathematics
This talk concerns a naive model of bicycle motion: a bicycle
is a segment of fixed length that can move so that the velocity of the
rear end is always aligned with the segment. Surprisingly, this simple
model is quite rich and has connections with several areas of research,
including completely integrable systems. Here is a sampler of problems
that I hope to touch upon:
1) The trajectory of the front wheel and the initial position of the
bicycle uniquely determine its motion and its terminal position; the
monodromy map sending the initial position to the terminal one arises.
This mapping is a Moebius transformation, a remarkable fact that has
various geometrical and dynamical consequences.
2) The rear wheel track and a choice of the direction of motion uniquely
determine the front wheel track; changing the direction to the opposite,
yields another front track. These two front tracks are related by the
bicycle (Backlund, Darboux) correspondence, which defines a discrete
time dynamical system on the space of curves. This system is completely
integrable and it is closely related with another, well studied,
completely integrable dynamical system, the filament (a.k.a binormal,
smoke ring, local induction) equation.
3) Given the rear and front tracks of a bicycle, can one tell which way
the bicycle went? Usually, one can, but sometimes one cannot. The
description of these ambiguous tire tracks is an open problem,
intimately related with Ulam's problem in flotation theory (in dimension
two): is the round ball the only body that floats in equilibrium in all
positions? This problem is also related to the motion of a charge in a
magnetic field of a special kind. It turns out that the known solutions
are solitons of the planar version of the filament equation. |
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04/02 2:00pm |
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Peter Kuchment |
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04/09 2:00pm |
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Jared Wunsch Northwestern University |
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04/22 11:00am |
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Mikael Sundqvist Lund University |
Spectral flow for pair compatible equipartitions |
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04/23 2:00pm |
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Jason Metcalfe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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04/29 11:00am |
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Constanza Rojas-Molina CY Cergy Paris Université |
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