Descent on the Picard variety of a degenerating curve

Speaker: 

Shahed Sharif

Institution: 

California State University San Marcos

Time: 

Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 3:00pm

Host: 

Location: 

RH 306

Let $C$ be a curve over a local field whose reduction is totally
degenerate. We discuss the related problems of 1) determining the
group structure of the torsion subgroup of the Jacobian of $C$, and 2)
determining if a given line bundle on $C$ is divisible by a given
integer $r$. Under certain hypotheses on the reduction of $C$, we
exhibit explicit algorithms for answering these two questions.

Descent on the Picard variety of a degenerating curve

Speaker: 

Shahed Sharif

Institution: 

California State University San Marcos

Time: 

Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 3:00pm

Host: 

Location: 

RH 306

Let $C$ be a curve over a local field whose reduction is totally
degenerate. We discuss the related problems of 1) determining the
group structure of the torsion subgroup of the Jacobian of $C$, and 2)
determining if a given line bundle on $C$ is divisible by a given
integer $r$. Under certain hypotheses on the reduction of $C$, we
exhibit explicit algorithms for answering these two questions.

Measure of the spectrum of the almost Mathieu operator

Speaker: 

Rajinder Mavi

Institution: 

UCI

Time: 

Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Location: 

RH 306

We calculate the measure if the phase-intersected spectrum of the almost
Mathieu operator for rational frequencies. We follow the proof of Avron,
Mouche and Simon using Chambers formula and truncated Hamiltonians.

Analytical Study of Multi-Layer and Continuously Stratified Barotropic Models of Ocean Dynamics

Speaker: 

Aseel Farhat

Institution: 

UCI, Math. Department

Time: 

Friday, May 4, 2012 - 4:00pm to 4:45pm

Location: 

RH 440R

Talk Abstract:
In geophysics, multilayer models are derived under the assumption that
the fluid consists of a finite number of homogeneous layers of
distinct densities. We introduce a two-layer model that was derived to
study the perturbation about a vertical shear flow. We show that the
model is linearly unstable, however the solutions of the nonlinear
model are bounded in time. We prove the existence of finite
dimensional compact attractor and derive upper bounds on its
dimension.

In plasma physics, the 3D Hasegawa-Mima equation is one of the most
fundamental models that describe the electrostatic drift waves. In the
context of geophysical fluid dynamics, the 3D Hasegawa- Mima equation
appears as a simplified model of a reduced Rayleigh-Bénard convection
model that describes the motion of a fluid heated from below.
Investigating the 3D Hasegawa-Mima model is challenging even though
the equations look simpler than the 3D Euler equations. Inspired by
these models, we introduce and study a simplified mathematical model
that has a nicer mathematical structure. We prove the global existence
and uniqueness of solutions of the 3D simplified model as well as a
continuous dependence on the initial data result. These results are
one of the first results related to the 3D Hasegawa-Mima equation.

UCI Public Mathematics Lecture on "The Science of Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak"

On Saturday, May 5th the UCI Mathematics Department will host a pair of community outreach events.
From 9:00am - 11:00am we will have a Mathematics Workshop for High school students which will explore higher level abstract mathematics through some fun, hands-on activities.
From 11:00am - 12:00pm we will have a Public Mathematics Lecture by Dr. Gunther Uhlmann, UCI's Excellence in Teaching Chair in Mathematics. He will be speaking about the "The Science Behind Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak".

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