Mon, 23 Apr 2007
15:45
DH 3rd floor SR

SPDE's driven by Poissonian noise

Dr Erika Hausenblas
Abstract
 

First I will introduce Poisson random measures and their connection to Levy processes.  Then SPDE

Fri, 20 Apr 2007
15:15
L3

Garside's Solution to the Conjugacy Problem in the Braid Group

Tristram de Piro
(Camerino)
Abstract
  I will discuss Garside's representation of elements of the braid group in terms of "half- twists" and the corresponding solution to the Conjugacy Problem, originally posed by Artin. If time permits, I will discuss some geometric implications of this result.