JOINT COLUMBIA-CUNY-NYU
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR
SCHEDULE  OF TALKS 2010-2011

RTG SEMINAR TALK FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS AT 4:00 P.M. :
The seminar will have a special RTG talk at 4:00 P.M. every Thursday when the seminar meets. The RTG talk will  be aimed at graduate students and post-docs; regular faculty are requested not to attend.



Date
Place and Time Speaker Affiliation Title






February 3
CUNY GRADUATE CENTER

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45



NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00
(all talks in Room C415)

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in Room C415, C-level:
one floor down from lobby.


Gautam Chinta


Peter Sarnak


CUNY Graduate Center


IAS & Princeton University






ZEROS AND NODAL LINES OF HOLOMORPHIC AND MAASS FORMS






abstract


February 10

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 622

NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 312

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in the Math Lounge on the 5th floor.


Jordan Ellenberg


University of Wisconsin


EXPANDER GRAPHS, GONALITY, AND GALOIS REPRESENTATIONS


abstract


February 17
NYU, COURANT INSTITUTE

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00
(all talks in Warren Weaver Hall, Room 201)

 TEA: 5:00 - 5:30 served in  WWH 201


Jonathan Pottharst


Boston University


SELMER GROUPS OF NON-ORDINARY MOTIVES


abstract


February 24
CUNY GRADUATE CENTER

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00
(all talks in Room C415)

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in Room C415, C-level:
one floor down from lobby.



Vladimir Berkovich



Weizmann Institute, Israel



ANALYTIC GEOMETRY OVER F1



abstract


March 3
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 312
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 312

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in the Math Lounge on the 5th floor.


Umberto Zannier


Scuola Normale Superior, Pisa


SOME RELATIVE CASES OF MANIN-MUMFORD FOR ABELIAN SURFACES


abstract


March 10
NYU, COURANT INSTITUTE

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00
(all talks in Warren Weaver Hall, Room 201)

 TEA: 5:00 - 5:30 served in  WWH 201


Thomas Haines


University of Maryland (visiting IAS)


ENDOSCOPIC TRANSFER OF THE BERNSTEIN CENTER


abstract


March 17

Spring Break

Spring Break

Spring Break

Spring Break




March 24
CUNY GRADUATE CENTER

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00
(all talks in Room C415)

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in Room C415, C-level:
one floor down from lobby.


Alireza Golsefidy


Princeton University


AFFINE SIEVE AND EXPANDERS


abstract



March 31


COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 312
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 312

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in the Math Lounge on the 5th floor.



Bjorn Poonen



MIT



RANDOM MAXIMAL ISOTROPIC SUBSPACES AND SELMER GROUPS



abstract


April 7

NYU, COURANT INSTITUTE

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00
(all talks in Warren Weaver Hall, Room 201)

 TEA: 5:00 - 5:30 served in  WWH 201


Sonal Jain


MSRI


MODELING LAMBDA-INVARIANTS BY p-ADIC RANDOM MATRICES


abstract


April 14
CUNY GRADUATE CENTER

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00
(all talks in Room C415)

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in Room C415, C-level:
one floor down from lobby.


Mahdi Asgari


Oklahoma State University


COUNTING CUSP FORMS



abstract

April 21

Spring Break

Spring Break

Spring Break


Spring Break



April 28
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 312
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 312

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in the Math Lounge on the 5th floor.


Eitan Bachmat


Ben Gurion University


ON QUEUES AND NUMBERS


abstract



May 5
NYU, COURANT INSTITUTE

NO RTG SEMINAR!
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00
(all talks in Warren Weaver Hall, Room 201)

 TEA: 5:00 - 5:30 served in  WWH 201



Antoine Chambert-Loir



Rennes



DISTRIBUTION OF INTEGRAL POINTS ON TORIC VARIETIES



abstract