Department of Mathematics

Infinite Ergodic Theory
Seminar
Spring 2012

509-511 Lake Hall
Fridays 3:00-4:00 PM



The Seminar features talks in Infinite Ergodic Theory and anything that catches the interest of the organizers.

The organizers are Raj Prasad, Arshag Hajian and Stanley Eigen.



Mar 30, 2012

  • Speaker: A. Hajian, Northeastern University
  • Title: Ergodic Transformations without recurrent sequences
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Apr 6, 2012

  • Speaker: S. Eigen, Northeastern University
  • Title: Recurrent Sequences as an Isomorphism Invariant for Infinite Measure Preserving Transformations
  • ...
April 13, 2012

  • Speaker: A. Fieldsteel, Wesleyan University
  • Title: Speedups of Ergodic Group Extensions - Part I
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April 20, 2012 (may start late due to a final exam)

  • Speaker: A. Fieldsteel, Wesleyan University
  • Title: Speedups of Ergodic Group Extensions - Part II
  • More Info
April 27, 2012

  • Speaker: M. Keane, Wesleyan University
  • Title: Ergodicity of Adic Transformations
  • ...
May 4, 2012

  • Speaker: S. Eigen, Northeastern University
  • Title: How Vershik's Pascal-Adic Transformation arose naturally from an infinite measure preserving Trasnformation
  • ...
May 18, 2012 CONFERENCE: Randomness and Dynamics

  • 11:00 AM D. Kleinbock (Brandeis)
    • Dirichlet's Theorem, lattices and equidistribution
  • Noon Lunch
  • 2:00 PM A. Vershik (St. Petersburg)
    • Dynamics of admissible metrics and entropy
  • 3:00 PM B. Hasselblatt (Tufts)
    • New contact Anosov flows