MSI Colloquium 2016
Each Thursday afternoon a distinguished academic presents his or her research via our colloquia events.
No events are currently scheduled.
Past events
13
Oct
2016
Low Rank Approximations - Numerical Approximations from Algebraic Geometry »
We consider the problem of approximating functions defined on very large numerical grids or meshes.
06
Oct
2016
Modelling and analysis of smart membranes »
For liquid crystal elastomers in the thin film limit, an interplay of material and structural non-linearities is observed.
11
Aug
2016
The stability of Kerr-de Sitter black holes »
In this talk, based on joint work with Peter Hintz, I will discuss geometric aspects of the stability problem.
24
Mar
2016
Why should a general Diophantine equation have only finitely many solutions? »
In this talk I will explain why a general polynomial in several variables with integer coefficients should have only finitely many integer zeroes.
10
Mar
2016
Moduli spaces and stacks »
In this talk, I will give a gentle introduction to moduli spaces and algebraic stacks directed towards a general audience.
11
Feb
2016
Stochastic Partial Differential Equations meets functional calculus »
After a short introduction on stochastic integrals and PDEs, I will explain two situations where one can apply functional calculus techniques in the study of the regularity of solutions to SPDEs.