Thu, 29 Oct 2015
17:30
L6

Joint Number Theroy/Logic Seminar: A minimalistic p-adic Artin-Schreier

Florian Pop
(University of Pennsylvania)
Abstract

In contrast to the Artin-Schreier Theorem, its p-adic analog(s) involve infinite Galois theory, e.g., the absolute Galois group of p-adic fields.  We plan to give a characterization of p-adic p-Henselian valuations in an essentially finite way. This relates to the Z/p metabelian form of the birational p-adic Grothendieck section conjecture.

Thu, 22 Oct 2015
17:30
L6

Definability in algebraic extensions of p-adic fields

Angus Macintyre
(Queen Mary University London)
Abstract

In the course of work with Jamshid Derakhshan on definability in adele rings, we came upon various problems about definability and model completeness for possibly infinite dimensional algebraic extensions of p-adic fields (sometimes involving uniformity across p). In some cases these problems had been closely approached in the literature but never  explicitly considered.I will explain what we have proved, and try to bring out many big gaps in our understanding of these matters. This  seems appropriate just over 50 years after the breakthroughs of Ax-Kochen and Ershov.

Tue, 27 Oct 2015

15:45 - 16:45
L4

Point-like bounding chains in open Gromov-Witten theory

Sara Tukachinsky
(Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Abstract

Over a decade ago Welschinger defined invariants of real symplectic manifolds of complex dimension 2 and 3, which count $J$-holomorphic disks with boundary and interior point constraints. Since then, the problem of extending the definition to higher dimensions has attracted much attention.
  We generalize Welschinger's invariants with boundary and interior constraints to higher odd dimensions using the language of $A_\infty$-algebras and bounding chains. The bounding chains play the role of boundary point constraints. The geometric structure of our invariants is expressed algebraically in a version of the open WDVV equations. These equations give rise to recursive formulae which allow the computation of all invariants for $\mathbb{CP}^n$.
  This is joint work with Jake Solomon.

Mechanics of the brain: perspectives, challenges, and opportunities
Goriely, A Geers, M Holzapfel, G Jayamohan, J Jérusalem, A Sivaloganathan, S Squier, W van Dommelen, J Waters, S Kuhl, E Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology volume 14 issue 5 931-965 (01 Feb 2015) doi:10.1007/s10237-015-0662-4
Data-driven Property Verification of Grey-Box Systems by Bayesian Experiment Design
Haesaert, S Van Den Hof, P Abate, A 1800-1805 (01 Jul 2015) doi:10.1109/acc.2015.7170994
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