A multiplicative analogue of Schnirelmann's Theorem
Abstract
In 1937 Vinogradov showed that every sufficiently large odd number is the sum of three primes, using bounds on the sums of additive characters taken over the primes. He was improving, rather dramatically, on an earlier result of Schnirelmann, which showed that every sufficiently large integer is the sum of at most 37 000 primes. We discuss a natural analogue of this question in the multiplicative group (Z/pZ)* and find that, although the current unconditional character sum technology is too weak to use Vinogradov's approach, an idea from Schnirelmann's work still proves fruitful. We will use a result of Selberg-Delange, an application of a small sieve, and a few easy ideas from additive combinatorics.
O-minimality and applications
Abstract
In this talk I will discuss the notion of o-minimality, which can be approached from either a model-theoretic standpoint, or an algebraic one. I will exhibit some o-minimal structures, focussing on those most relevant to number theorists, and attempt to explain how o-minimality can be used to attain an assortment of results.
Symplectic and Orthogonal Automorphic Representations
Abstract
In this talk I will describe Arthur's classification of automorphic representations of symplectic and orthogonal groups using automorphic representations of $\mathrm{GL}_N$.
The closed-open string map for S^1-invariant Lagrangians
Abstract
Given a Lagrangian submanifold invariant under a Hamiltonian loop, we partially compute the image of the loop's Seidel element under the closed-open string map into the Hochschild cohomology of the Lagrangian. This piece captures the homology class of the loop's orbits on the Lagrangian and can help to prove that the closed-open map is injective in some examples. As a corollary we prove that $\mathbb{RP}^n$ split-generates the Fukaya category of $\mathbb{CP}^n$ over a field of characteristic 2, and the same for real loci of some other toric varieties.
A prirori estimates for the relativistic free boundary Euler equations in physical vacuum
Abstract
We consider Euler equations on a fixed Lorentzian manifold. The fluid is initially supported on a compact domain and the boundary between the fluid and the vacuum is allowed to move. Imposing the so-called physical vacuum boundary condition, we will explain how to obtain a priori estimates for this problem. In particular, our functional framework allows us to track the regularity of the free boundary. This is joint work with S. Shkoller and J. Speck.
The Existence Theorems and the Liouville Theorem for the Steady-State Navier-Stokes Problems
Abstract
In the talk we present a survey of recent results (see [4]-[6]) on the existence theorems for the steady-state Navier-Stokes boundary value problems in the plane and axially symmetric 3D cases for bounded and exterior domains (the so called Leray problem, inspired by the classical paper [8]). One of the main tools is the Morse-Sard Theorem for the Sobolev functions $f\in W^2_1(\mathbb R^2)$ [1] (see also [2]-[3] for the multidimensional case). This theorem guaranties that almost all level lines of such functions are $C^1$-curves besides the function $f$ itself could be not $C^1$-regular.
Also we discuss the recent Liouville type theorem for the steady-state Navier-Stokes equations for axially symmetric 3D solutions in the absence of swirl (see [1]).
References
- Bourgain J., Korobkov M. V., Kristensen J., On the Morse-Sard property and level sets of Sobolev and BV functions, Rev. Mat. Iberoam., 29 , No. 1, 1-23 (2013).
- Bourgain J., Korobkov M. V., Kristensen J., On the Morse-Sard property and level sets of $W^{n,1}$ Sobolev functions on $\mathbb R^n$, Journal fur die reine und angewandte Mathematik (Crelles Journal) (Online first 2013).
- Korobkov M. V., Kristensen J., On the Morse-Sard Theorem for the sharp case of Sobolev mappings, Indiana Univ. Math. J., 63, No. 6, 1703-1724 (2014).
- Korobkov M. V., Pileckas K., Russo R., The existence theorem for steady Navier-Stokes equations in the axially symmetric case, Ann. Sc. Norm. Super. Pisa Cl. Sci. (5), 14, No. 1, 233-262 (2015).
- Korobkov M. V., Pileckas K., Russo R., Solution of Leray's problem for stationary Navier-Stokes equations in plane and axially symmetric spatial domains, Ann. of Math., 181, No. 2, 769-807 (2015).
- Korobkov M. V., Pileckas K., Russo R., The existence theorem for the steady Navier-Stokes problem in exterior axially symmetric 3D domains, 2014, 75 pp., http://arXiv.org/abs/1403.6921.
- Korobkov M. V., Pileckas K., Russo R., The Liouville Theorem for the Steady-State Navier-Stokes Problem for Axially Symmetric 3D Solutions in Absence of Swirl, J. Math. Fluid Mech. (Online first 2015).
- Leray J., Étude de diverses équations intégrals nonlinéaires et de quelques problèmes que pose l'hydrodynamique, J. Math. Pures Appl., 9, No. 12, 1- 82 (1933).
ODE solutions for fractional Laplacian equations in conformal geometry
Abstract
We look at the construction of radial metrics with an isolated singularity for the constant fractional curvature equation. This is a semilinear, non-local equation involving the fractional Laplacian, and appears naturally in conformal geometry.
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Sharply multiply transitive locally compact groups
Abstract
A permutation group is called sharply n-transitive if it acts freely and transitively on the set of ordered n-tuples of distinct points. The investigation of such permutation groups is a classical branch of group theory; it led Emile Mathieu to the discovery of the smallest finite simple sporadic groups in the 1860's. In this talk I will discuss the case where the permutation group is assumed to be a locally compact transformation group, and explain how this set-up is related to Gromov hyperbolicity and to arithmetic lattices in products of trees.