Inside UT Math
Mathematics New Faculty
The Department of Mathematics would like to welcome all of our new faculty and students. Thirteen new faculty members, J. Arledge, C. Bjorland, G. Brunick, C. H. Chan, T. Chen, D. Fithian, J. Hammond, F. Jouve, H. Lomeli, B. Milburn, H. Namazi, K. Ren and S. Somersille have joined the department this fall.
The Department of Mathematics would like to welcome all of our new faculty and students. Thirteen new faculty members, J. Arledge, C. Bjorland, G. Brunick, C. H. Chan, T. Chen, D. Fithian, J. Hammond, F. Jouve, H. Lomeli, B. Milburn, H. Namazi, K. Ren and S. Somersille have joined the department this fall.Hausel -- Whitehead Prize for 2008
Prof. Tamas Hausel has just been recognized by receiving a Whitehead Prize for 2008. The citation reads "for his investigations into hyperkähler geometry which have led him to prove deep results in fields as diverse as the representation theory of quivers, mirror symmetry and Yang-Mills instantons."
Prof. Tamas Hausel has just been recognized by receiving a Whitehead Prize for 2008. The citation reads "for his investigations into hyperkähler geometry which have led him to prove deep results in fields as diverse as the representation theory of quivers, mirror symmetry and Yang-Mills instantons."
UTeach
The Mathematics Department participates in UTeach, the
nationally recognized teacher certification program developed and run
cooperatively by the College of Natural Science and College of
Education. UTeach integrates actual classroom experience and
quality education in mathematics and sciences.
The Mathematics Department participates in UTeach, the
nationally recognized teacher certification program developed and run
cooperatively by the College of Natural Science and College of
Education. UTeach integrates actual classroom experience and
quality education in mathematics and sciences.
Millenium Lectures
In May of 2000, a prize fund of $7 million was announced,
for the solution of seven Milleniuum Problems In
Mathematics. In Spring of 2001 the Math Department at UT Austin offered a
series of seven Millenium lectures. The lectures were open
to the community, and offered the public a
vision of modern mathematics.
In May of 2000, a prize fund of $7 million was announced,
for the solution of seven Milleniuum Problems In
Mathematics. In Spring of 2001 the Math Department at UT Austin offered a
series of seven Millenium lectures. The lectures were open
to the community, and offered the public a
vision of modern mathematics.
Education In Texas
UT Austin provides leadership for educators in Texas,
assisting communities with primary, middle school and
secondary education.
Under the direction of nationally
recognized Mathematics Professor Uri Treisman, the Dana
Center for Education Research has led the state in reforming
school curriculum.
UT Austin provides leadership for educators in Texas,
assisting communities with primary, middle school and
secondary education.
Under the direction of nationally
recognized Mathematics Professor Uri Treisman, the Dana
Center for Education Research has led the state in reforming
school curriculum.
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1:00p RLM 12.166 Topology
Darlan Girao: Property  , rank of groups and the virtually Haken conjecture
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4:00p RLM 12.166 Working Dynamical Systems
Sergio Pequito: Linear-Quadratic Regulator (LQR) | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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12:00a RLM 9.166 Special
Tamas Hausel: Toric non-abelian Hodge theory | 23 |
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1:00p RLM 10.176 Analysis
Enrico Laeng: Computing best constants and extremals for maximal operators and Fourier multipliers 2:00p RLM 12.166 Topology Mark Norfleet: Homomorphism from Automorphism Groups of Free Groups | 26
1:00p RLM 9.166 Nonlinear Schrodinger Equations
Organizational Meeting | 27
12:00p RLM 9.166 Geometry & Strings
Organizational Meeting 2:00p RLM 12.166 Jr Topology Organizational Meeting | 28
2:00p RLM 9.166 Algebra, Number Theory, & Combinatorics
Luis Dieulefait: The proof of Serre's modularity conjecture in the odd level case 3:30p RLM 9.166 Geometry Brett Milburn: Generalized Complex Geometry--examples on homogeneous spaces | 29 | 30 |
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2:00p RLM 12.166 Jr Topology
Neil Hoffman: To Be Announced 5:00p RLM 12.104 Math Club Braxton Collier: The Pythagorean Theorem, Euclid's Parallel Postulate, and non-Euclidean Geometry | 4
3:30p RLM 9.166 Geometry
Brett Milburn: Generalized Complex Maps 5:00p RLM 10.176 umrg: Math Club Dr. Mark Maxwell: What Is Actuarial Science? | 5 | 6 |
Events Today
2:00p 9.166 Algebra, Number Theory, & Combinatorics
Luis Dieulefait: The proof of Serre's modularity conjecture in the odd level case 2:00 pm in RLM 9.166 Algebra, Number Theory, and Combinatorics Seminar
The proof of Serre's modularity conjecture in the odd level case
Luis Dieulefait (Univ. de Barcelona/ Harvard University)
In this talk we will present the main steps of the proof of Serre's modularity conjecture in the odd level case. Modularity lifting theorems à la Wiles and the potential modularity result of R. Taylor will be recalled. Then we will explain our proof of the two key results "existence of families" and "existence of minimal lifts" and we will deduce from these and results of Tate and Serre the truth of the level 1 weight 2 case of Serre's conjecture (results also obtained independently by Khare-Wintenberger). Next, we will explain our proof of the case of arbitrary weight and arbitrary odd level. We start by performing a reduction step (using "pseudo Sophie Germain" primes) to translate the problem to a situation of better-behaved ramification. Then we reduce the proof to the level 3 case by "iterated killing ramification" - and we solve the level 3 case - using modularity lifting theorems of Kisin and a combination of results of Caruso, Khare-Wintenberger and Schoof.
Submitted by geir@math.utexas.edu
Luis Dieulefait: The proof of Serre's modularity conjecture in the odd level case 2:00 pm in RLM 9.166 Algebra, Number Theory, and Combinatorics Seminar
The proof of Serre's modularity conjecture in the odd level case
Luis Dieulefait (Univ. de Barcelona/ Harvard University)
In this talk we will present the main steps of the proof of Serre's modularity conjecture in the odd level case. Modularity lifting theorems à la Wiles and the potential modularity result of R. Taylor will be recalled. Then we will explain our proof of the two key results "existence of families" and "existence of minimal lifts" and we will deduce from these and results of Tate and Serre the truth of the level 1 weight 2 case of Serre's conjecture (results also obtained independently by Khare-Wintenberger). Next, we will explain our proof of the case of arbitrary weight and arbitrary odd level. We start by performing a reduction step (using "pseudo Sophie Germain" primes) to translate the problem to a situation of better-behaved ramification. Then we reduce the proof to the level 3 case by "iterated killing ramification" - and we solve the level 3 case - using modularity lifting theorems of Kisin and a combination of results of Caruso, Khare-Wintenberger and Schoof.
Submitted by geir@math.utexas.edu
3:30p 9.166 Geometry
Brett Milburn: Generalized Complex Geometry--examples on homogeneous spaces 3:30 pm in RLM 9.166 Geometry Seminar
Generalized Complex Geometry--examples on homogeneous spaces
Brett Milburn (UT Austin - Mathematics)
Abstract: We cover the basics of generalized complex geometry and discuss the data determining equivariant generalized complex structures on homogeneous spaces. This provides some new examples of generalized complex structures.
Submitted by lizbeth@math.utexas.edu
Brett Milburn: Generalized Complex Geometry--examples on homogeneous spaces 3:30 pm in RLM 9.166 Geometry Seminar
Generalized Complex Geometry--examples on homogeneous spaces
Brett Milburn (UT Austin - Mathematics)
Abstract: We cover the basics of generalized complex geometry and discuss the data determining equivariant generalized complex structures on homogeneous spaces. This provides some new examples of generalized complex structures.
Submitted by lizbeth@math.utexas.edu
Conference Announcement
40th Texas Geometry and Topology Conference
October 10 - 12, 2008
Organizers: A. Reid and D. Knopf
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Conference Announcement
2nd Western Conference in Mathematical Finance
Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2008
Organizers: M. Sirbu, T. Zariphopoulou and G. Zitkovic
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