Dan Ursu, Pure Math Department, University of Waterloo
"Relative C*-Simplicity"
Henry Yuen, University of Toronto
"Connes’ Embedding Problem through the lens of complexity theory"
Brett Nasserden, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo
"Preparing for polynomial dynamics of the affine plane"
We will begin applying our knowledge of the valuative tree to the case of polynomial dynamics of the affine plane. Our goal is to begin understanding when a dominant polynomial morphism of the affine plane has a zariski dense orbit.
MC 5501
Andrew Zimmer, Louisiana State University
"Intrinsic and extrinsic geometries in several complex variables"
Sam Kim, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo
"Some logical aspects of hyperrigidity of operator systems"
Christopher Hawthorne, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo
"NIP VII"
We begin chapter 3 of Simon's Guide to NIP theories.
MC 5413
Polona Durcik, Caltech
"On singular Brascamp-Lieb inequalities"
John Schanck, Department of Combinatorics & Optimization, University of Waterloo
"Kummer's Theorem on binomial coefficients, etc."
Kiumars Kaveh, University of Pittsburg,
James Freitag, University of Illinois at Chicago
"Model theory, automorphic functions, and differential equations"