Ergodic Theory & Statistical Mechanics
Apr
25
Jane Wang, MIT
The geometry and dynamics of twisted quadratic differentials (dilation surfaces)
Fine Hall 401 /
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Twisted quadratic differentials, also known as dilation surfaces, are geometric structures that are in a way a generalization of translation surfaces. One way to define a… See Full Abstract
May
02
Yuri Suhov, Penn State University
The hard-core model on $\mathbb{Z}^2$: high-density ground states and Gibbs measures
Fine Hall 401 /
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The hard-core model attracted attention since an early stage of the rigorous Statistical Mechanics, which has been enhanced by recent advances on dense-packing hard-… See Full Abstract