Founded 2003 by Drew Sills and Doron Zeilberger.
Former co-organizers: Drew Sills (2003-2007), Moa ApaGodu (2005-2006), Lara Pudwell (2006-2008), Andrew Baxter (2008-2011), Brian Nakamura (2011-2013), Edinah Gnang (2011-2013), Matthew Russell (2013-2016), Nathan Fox (2016-2017), Bryan Ek (2017-2018), Mingjia Yang (2018-2020), Yonah Biers-Ariel (2018-2020)
Current co-organizers:
Doron Zeilberger (doronzeil {at} gmail [dot] com)
Robert Dougherty-Bliss (robert {dot} w {dot} bliss {at} gmail [dot] com)
Archive of Previous Speakers and Talks You can find links to videos of some of these talks as well. Currently, our videos are being posted to our Vimeo page. Previously, we had videos posted on our YouTube page.
Title: Counting Matrices that are Squares
Abstract: On the math-fun mailing list (7 May 2013), Neil Sloane asked to calculate the number of n times n matrices with entries in {0,1} which are squares of other such matrices. In this paper we analyze the case that the arithmetic is in GF(2) We follow the dictum of Wilf (in the paper ``What is an answer?'') to derive a ``effective'' algorithm to count such matrices in much less time than it takes to enumerate them. The algorithm which we use involves the analysis of conjugacy classes of matrices. The restricted integer partitions which arise are counted by the coefficients of one of Ramanujan's mock Theta functions, which we found thanks to Sloane's OEIS (Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences).
Date: Feb. 4 , 2020, 5:00pm (Eastern Time)
Zoom Link [password: The 20th Catalan number, alias (40)!/(20!*21!), alias 6564120420 ]
Speaker: Ron Adin, Bar Ilan University, Israel.
Title: Cyclic permutations, shuffles, and quasi-symmetric functions
Abstract: Richard Stanley proved that the distribution of descent number over all the shuffles of two permutations depends only on the descent numbers of the permutations.
We present an explicit cyclic analogue of this result. The tools used for the proof include a new cyclic counterpart of Gessels quasi-symmetric functions, an unusual ring homomorphism, and a mysterious binomial identity with an interesting history.
Based on joint work with Ira Gessel, Vic Reiner, and Yuval Roichman.
Date: Feb. 11 , 2020, 5:00pm (Eastern Time)
Zoom Link [password: The 20th Catalan number, alias (40)!/(20!*21!), alias 6564120420 ]
Speaker: Colin Defant, Princeton University
Title: Cumulants and Stack-Sorting
Abstract: Cumulant sequences are numerical sequences that play a fundamental role in noncommutative probability theory. West's stack-sorting map is a combinatorially-defined operator that acts on permutations. In this talk, we will discuss how cumulants and stack-sorting, two topics from very disparate worlds, are actually very closely related. This unexpected connection allows us to use tools from noncommutative probability theory to prove difficult, surprising, and (occasionally) weird facts about the stack-sorting map. We will explore several applications of this method.
Date: Feb. 18 , 2020, 5:00pm (Eastern Time)
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Speaker:
Nathan Fox, Canisius College
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Date: Feb. 25 , 2020, 5:00pm (Eastern Time)
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Date: March 4 , 2020, 5:00pm (Eastern Time)
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Date: March 11 , 2020, 5:00pm (Eastern Time)
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Date: March 18 , 2020, 5:00pm (Eastern Time)
NO TALK DUE TO SPRING BREAK
Date: March 25 , 2020, 5:00pm (Eastern Time)
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Date: April 1 , 2020, 5:00pm (Eastern Time)
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Date: April 8 , 2020, 5:00pm (Eastern Time)
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Date: April 15 , 2020, 5:00pm (Eastern Time)
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Date: April 22 , 2020, 5:00pm (Eastern Time)
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Date: April 29 , 2020, 5:00pm (Eastern Time)
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