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Let \gamma be a smooth closed curve of length 2\pi in R^3, and let \kappa(s) be its curvature regarded as a function of arc length s. We associate with this curve the one-dimensional Schroedinger operator H_\gamma = -d^2/ds^2 + \kappa^2(s) acting on...

Let F be a kxl (0,1)-matrix. We say that a (0,1)-matrix A has F as a `configuration' if some row and column permutation of F is a submatrix of A. We are interested in `simple' matrices, namely (0,1)-matrices with no repeated columns. If A is a simple...

The Twenty Second Annual Pacific Northwest Numerical Analysis Seminar will be hosted by the The University of British Columbia. If you plan to attend, please register below in advance so that we can order refreshments accordingly. Registration fees...

Mesh subdivisions are used frequently to build objects and characters for computer animation, computer games, and industrial computer-aided geometric design. The design process starts with a coarse-mesh model of an object, and the mesh is refined and...

We give an example of two finitely generated quasi-isometric groups that are not bilipschitz equivalent. The proof involves structure of quasi-isometries from rigidity theorems, analysis of bilipschitz maps of the n-adics and uniformly finite...

Review of assessment and placement of students at the Haahuupayak School, Port Alberni. Working with teachers and giving advice about the Math program. Collecting feedback from teachers about student performance.

In this talk we discuss some new trends and developments in variational analysis and its numerous applications in both finite-dimensional and infinite-dimensional spaces, emphasizing those to optimization and equilibrium problems, robust stability...

The simplicial complex of talk I consists of pieces of the classifying spaces of symmetric groups. We use this to investigate the homology of moduli spaces. At the end, we discuss generalizations, where the symmetric groups are replaced by other...

In this talk a finite dimensional approximation of the recently constructed Wasserstein diffusion on the unit interval is presented. More precisely, the empirical measure process associated to a system of interacting, two-sided Bessel processes with...

The workshop takes place at two sites: The Fields Institute in Toronto and The IRMACS Centre in Vancouver. While participants are welcome at either site, we anticipate that most participants will choose the closer or easier site. We will share (by...