Mon, 27 Oct 2025
14:15
L4

Hurwitz-Brill-Noether Theory via K3 Surfaces

Sohelya Feyzbakhsh
(Imperial College London)
Abstract

I will discuss the Brill-Noether theory of a general elliptic $K3$ surface using wall-crossing with respect to Bridgeland stability conditions. As an application, I will provide an example of a general $k$-gonal curve from the perspective of Hurwitz-Brill-Noether theory. This is joint work with Gavril Farkas and Andrés Rojas.

Modelling the impact of phenotypic heterogeneity on cell migration: a continuum framework derived from individual-based principles
Crossley, R Maini, P Baker, R Bulletin of Mathematical Biology volume 87 issue 9 (08 Aug 2025) doi:10.1007/s11538-025-01502-5
Modelling the impact of phenotypic heterogeneity on cell migration: a continuum framework derived from individual-based principles
Crossley, R Maini, P Baker, R Bulletin of Mathematical Biology volume 87 issue 9 (08 Aug 2025) doi:10.1007/s11538-025-01502-5
Reduced model aided fluid-structure interaction design framework for shunt systems
Hayman, E Nguyen, V McFarlane, I Pech, J Jayamohan, J Pena Sanchez, J Waters, S Jerusalem, A Medical Engineering and Physics volume 144 (28 Jul 2025) doi:10.1016/j.medengphy.2025.104403
Tue, 14 Oct 2025
16:00
C3

Homotopy groups of Cuntz classes in C*-algebras

Andrew Toms
(Leverhulme Visiting Professor, University of Oxford)
Abstract

The Cuntz semigroup of a C*-algebra A consists of equivalence classes of positive elements, where equivalence means roughly that two positive elements have the same rank relative to A.  It can be thought of as a generalization of the Murray von Neumann semigroup to positive elements and is an incredibly sensitive invariant. We present a calculation of the homotopy groups of these Cuntz classes as topological subspaces of A when A is classifiable in the sense of Elliott.  Remarkably, outside the case of compact classes, these spaces turn out to be contractible.  

In the week the Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne died, here's a nocturne by Chopin. Actually Ozzy has been due to feature in the Bulletin for some time, but not necessarily in Song of the Week. Watch this space. 

RIP Ozzy (if appropriate in your case).

The pianist is Canadian Jan Lisiecki.

Simulating diffusion bridges with score matching
Heng, J De Bortoli, V Doucet, A Thornton, J Biometrika asaf048 (10 Jul 2025) doi:10.1093/biomet/asaf048
From metric to action: An evaluation framework to translate infectious disease forecasts into policy decisions
Mills, C Irons, N Tsui, J Sparrow, S Carvalho, L Kucharski, A Ratmann, O Lambert, B Donnelly, C Kraemer, M doi:10.1101/2025.07.20.25331802
Strong gradient effects on neoclassical electron transport and the bootstrap current in large aspect ratio tokamaks
Trinczek, S Parra, F Catto, P Journal of Plasma Physics volume 91 issue 4 e97 (10 Aug 2025) doi:10.1017/s0022377825100421
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