Analysis Seminar

Date:
Apr
19
2016

Analysis Seminar

On the number of nodal domains of toral eigenfunctions
Igor Wigman
4:30pm|S-101

We study the number of nodal domains of toral Laplace eigenfunctions. Following Nazarov-Sodin's results for random fields and Bourgain's de-randomisation procedure we establish a precise asymptotic result for "generic" eigenfunctions. Our main...

Apr
19
2016

Analysis Seminar

Spectral gaps via additive combinatorics
Semyon Dyatlov
3:15pm|S-101

A spectral gap on a noncompact Riemannian manifold is an asymptotic strip free of resonances (poles of the meromorphic continuation of the resolvent of the Laplacian). The existence of such gap implies exponential decay of linear waves, modulo a...

Apr
06
2016

Analysis Seminar

Quantum Yang-Mills theory in two dimensions: exact versus perturbative
Timothy Nguyen
11:00am|S-101

The conventional perturbative approach and the nonperturbative lattice approach are the two standard yet very distinct formulations of quantum gauge theories. Since in dimension two Yang-Mills theory has a rigorous continuum limit of the lattice...

Mar
23
2016

Analysis Seminar

Universality for random matrices beyond mean field models
4:30pm|S-101

The goal of this talk is to explain universality for random band matrices, for band width comparable to the matrix size. Patching of quantum unique ergodicity on successive blocks plays a key role in proving random matrix statistics for such non...

Mar
16
2016

Analysis Seminar

Local eigenvalue statistics for random regular graphs
2:00pm|S-101

I will discuss results on local eigenvalue statistics for uniform random regular graphs. For graphs whose degrees grow slowly with the number of vertices, we prove that the local semicircle law holds at the optimal scale, and that the bulk...

Mar
15
2016

Analysis Seminar

Topology of the set of singularities of viscosity solutions of the Hamilton-Jacobi equation
2:00pm|S-101

We will mainly report on the progress done recently the connectedness properties of the set of non-differentiable points of viscosity solutions of the Hamilton-Jacobi equation. To make the lecture accessible to people with no previous knowledge in...

Mar
08
2016

Analysis Seminar

The hidden landscape of localization of eigenfunctions
1:00pm|S-101

Numerous manifestations of wave localization permeate acoustics, quantum physics, mechanical and energy engineering. It was used in construction of noise abatement walls, LEDs, optical devices, to mention just a few applications. Yet, no systematic...

Mar
02
2016

Analysis Seminar

Supersymmetric approach to random band matrices
4:30pm|S-101

Random band matrices (RBM) are natural intermediate models to study eigenvalue statistics and quantum propagation in disordered systems, since they interpolate between mean-field type Wigner matrices and random Schrodinger operators. In particular...

Feb
24
2016

Analysis Seminar

Global existence and convergence of solutions to gradient systems and applications to Yang-Mills flow
4:30pm|S-101

We discuss our results on global existence and convergence of solutions to the gradient flow equation for the Yang-Mills energy functional over a closed, four-dimensional, Riemannian manifolds: If the initial connection is close enough to a minimum...

Feb
23
2016

Analysis Seminar

Stochastic quantization equations
Hao Shen
4:00pm|S-101

Stochastic quantization equations are evolutionary PDEs driven by space-time white noises. They are proposed by physicists in the 80s as the natural dynamics associated to the (Euclidean) quantum field theories. We will discuss the recent progress...