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For a finite connected graph, the following objects have the same cardinality: the set of spanning trees, the Jacobian group, the set of equivalence classes of orientations up to cycle-cocycle reversal, the set of break divisors, the set of reduced...

Cell movement requires long-range coordination of the cytoskeletal machinery that organizes cell morphogenesis. We have found that reciprocal interactions between biochemical signals and physical forces enable this long-range signal integration...

q-analogues of quantities in mathematics involve perturbations of classical quantities using the parameter q, and revert to the original quantities when q goes 1. A notable example is the q-analogues of binomial coefficients, denoted by {n \choose k}...

Recent interactions between probability and number theory proved fruitful. In particular, random multiplicative functions (RMFs) are random models for partial sums of the Möbius function and Dirichlet characters, which are related to L-functions like...

Instructors: Julien Arino, University of Manitoba, Canada Stefania Lisai , University of St Andrews, United Kingdom Frank Ball, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom John MacKenzie, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom Rachel Bearon, King’s...

Reduced density matrix theories offer a promising tool to circumvent the exponential scaling of the N-fermion Hilbert space with the system size and it is conceptually well-suited to describe strongly correlated many-particle systems, a central...

Within the Langlands program, the theory of endoscopy concerns the transfer of distributions between a reductive group G and G′, an endoscopic group of G. At the heart of Langlands' original study on Beyond Endoscopy is the notion of stable transfer...

This talk will cover the existence of a third solution through the Mountain Pass Lemma when the boundary data of the problem decreases below a threshold value. Meanwhile, an evolutionary perspective of the stability-instability of a solution of the...

In this talk, we derive nonlinear Schrödinger equations and the Hartree equation as effective descriptions of the linear many-body Schrödinger equation. Starting with an introduction to the motivation and the mathematical framework, we will explore...

The COVID-19 Pandemic placed considerable strain on intensive care units, and the critical care system in British Columbia and worldwide. I will review the critical care system and how it responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the first wave of...