AMS International Meeting Program by Day
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AMS-London Mathematical Society Meeting
Cambridge, England, June 29 - July 1, 1992
Meeting #875
Associate secretaries: Robert M Fossum, AMS rmfossum@uiuc.edu
Wednesday July 1, 1992
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 08:45-11:05
Special Session on Discrete Group Actions, II
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08:45
Nilpotent groups of automorphisms of Riemann surfaces.
A. M. Macbeath*, Tayport, United Kingdom
(875-20-56) -
09:15
p-groups of symmetries of surfaces.
Colin Maclachlan*, Aberdeen University, United Kingdom
Yasemin Talu, Aberdeen University, United Kingdom
(875-57-40) -
09:45
Computation of a period matrix of a compact and symmetric Riemann surface.
Mika Sepp\"al\"a*, University of Helsinki, Finland
(875-32-122) -
10:15
Certain Seifert 3-manifold groups are automatic.
D. B. A. Epstein*, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
(875-99-209) -
10:45
Convergence groups are Fuchsian groups.
David Gabai*, California Institute of Technology
(875-30-129)
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08:45
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 08:45-11:05
Special Session on Discrete Geometry and Convexity, II
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08:45
Arrangements, spreads, and topological planes.
Jacob E. Goodman*, City College, City University of New York
Richard Pollack, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
Rephael Wenger, Ohio State University, Columbus
Tudor Zamfirescu, Universit\"at Dortmund, Germany
(875-52-69) -
09:15
Deciding uniqueness in norm-maximization.
Peter Gritzmann*, University of Trier, Germany
Victor Klee, University of Washington
(875-52-76) -
09:45
Paths on polyhedra and their importance in optimization.
Peter Kleinschmidt*, Universit\"at Passau, Germany
(875-52-77) -
10:15
On a conjecture of Firey.
Erwin Lutwak*, Polytechnic Institute of New York
(875-52-79) -
10:45
Between combinatorial and smooth manifolds.
Peter Mani-Levitska*, University of Bern, Switzerland
(875-52-75)
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08:45
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 08:45-11:15
Special Session on Microstructure of Crystals, III
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08:45
An existence theory for nonlinear elasticity that allows for cavitation.
Stefan M\"uller, Institut f\"ur Angewandte Mathematik der Universit\"at Bonn, Germany
Scott Spector*, Southern Illinois University
(875-73-96) -
09:10
The kinematics of continuously defective crystals.
G. P. Parry*, University of Bath, United Kingdom
(875-49-161) -
09:35
Extreme measures for the two-well problem.
Pablo Pedregal*, Carnegie Mellon University
(875-49-162) -
10:00
Relaxation of multiple integrals in the space of functions of bounded variation.
Irene Fonseca, Carnegie Mellon University
Piotr Rybka*, Warsaw University, Poland
(875-49-163) -
10:30
Nonlocal penalties on microstructure.
Robert C. Rogers*, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
(875-49-158) -
10:55
Microstructures and regularity for variational integrals.
Vladimir \v Sver\'ak*, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
(875-49-154)
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08:45
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 08:45-11:15
Special Session on Operator Algebras, III
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08:45
The structure of subfactors.
Sorin Popa*, University of California Los Angeles
(875-99-215) -
09:35
Gaussian random matrices and free product operator algebras.
Dan Voiculescu*, University of California, Berkeley
(875-46-109) -
10:30
Operator algebras and conformal field theory.
Antony Wassermann*, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
(875-46-198)
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08:45
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 08:45-10:35
Special Session on Geometric Topology in Low Dimensions, II
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08:45
Symplectic structures on T^2-bundles over T^2.
Hansj\"org Geiges*, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
(875-53-22) -
09:15
Surgery on cusp fibers.
Ronald Fintushel, Michigan State University
Ronald J. Stern*, University of California, Irvine
(875-57-58) -
09:45
On the fundamental groups of manifolds with distributions.
N. A'Campo, University of Basel, Switzerland
D. Kotschick*, University of Basel, Switzerland and Queen's College, United Kingdom
(875-58-91) -
10:15
Convex real projective structures on closed surfaces are closed.
Suhyoung Choi*, Kyungpook National University, Korea
William M. Goldman, University of Maryland, College Park
(875-51-18)
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08:45
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 08:45-11:15
Special Session on Classical Analysis, II
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08:45
Superoptimal approximation by analytic functions.
N. J. Young*, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
V. V. Peller, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
(875-30-65) -
09:10
Spectral properties of selfadjoint Hankel operators.
A. V. Megretskii, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
V. V. Peller*, University of Lancaster, United Kingdom
S. R. Treil, Michigan State University
(875-47-127) -
09:35
Interplolation of analytic functions in the polydisk.
Mischa Cotlar, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela
Cora Sadosky*, Howard University
(875-42-177) -
10:00
Weighted norm estimates for potential operators and eigenvalue estimates for Schrodinger operators.
Richard Rochberg*, Washington University
(875-46-23) -
10:30
On tangents to curves.
J. M. Anderson*, University College, United Kingdom
F. D. Lesley, San Diego State University
(875-99-207) -
10:55
Besov and Triebel-Lysorkin spaces on spaces of homogeneous type.
Yongsheng Han, University of Windsor
Guido Weiss*, Washington University
(875-42-46)
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08:45
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 08:45-10:40
Session on Algebra
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08:45
The stabilizer of a Schubert variety.
Steven B. Tesser*, Indiana State University
(875-16-167) -
09:00
Simple Lie algebras in characteristic 2, graphs, and Fisher's theorem.
Joseph Rotman*, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Paul Weichsel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
(875-17-10) -
09:15
Semidirect products, derivations and reduced cyclic cohomology.
Jacek Brodzki*, University of Texas, Austin and Mathematical Institute, United Kingdom
(875-18-29) -
09:30
Universal algebras having canonical function spaces.
Vijaya L. Gompa*, Ball State University
(875-18-62) -
09:45
Operator K-theory and p-adic algebraic groups.
Roger Plymen*, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
(875-19-34) -
10:00
Some new proofs of the "Monstrous Moonshine" conjectures.
Charles R. Ferenbaugh*, Princeton University
(875-20-09) -
10:15
Universal example for proper actions.
Paul Baum*, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
(875-20-28) -
10:30
Direct product ring representations of digital signal processing algorithm.
Neil M. Wigley*, University of Windsor
(875-94-116)
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08:45
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 08:45-10:55
Session on Graphs and Combinatorics
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08:45
Saunderson's algorithm.
J. J. Tattersall*, Providence College
(875-01-15) -
09:00
An intuitive and minimal axiomatic system for m-valued logic.
Atwell Turquette*, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
(875-03-30) -
09:15
The non-linear universal wave-function, and complete multifold ordered universe.
W. S. Leng*, Birkbeck College, Univeristy of London, United Kingdom
(875-03-52) -
09:30
Liftings for Lebesgue measure.
Maxim R. Burke*, University of Prince Edward Island
(875-04-165) -
09:45
Correlation of sequences from cyclic difference sets.
Solomon W. Golomb*, University of Southern California
(875-05-113) -
10:00
Probabilistic proofs of hypergeometric identities.
Roberta Wenocur*, West Chester University
(875-05-20) -
10:15
Genus imbeddings of (3m.6)-cages.
John B. Fink, Kalamazoo College
Arthur T. White*, Western Michigan University
(875-05-60) -
10:30
A theory of quasi-uniformities for completely regular frames.
Peter Fletcher, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Worthen Hunsaker, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
William Lindgren*, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
(875-06-107) -
10:45
Countable games and monotone cores.
John Sorenson*, Valparaiso University
(875-90-126)
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08:45
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 09:00-10:45
Special Session on Number Theory, II
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 09:15-11:05
Special Session on Current Trends in Numerical Analysis of Nonlinear Problems, III
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09:15
Numerical modelling of the compressible Navier-Stokes equations.
K. W. Morton*, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
(875-65-184) -
09:45
Instability of solitary waves.
Jerry Bona*, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Vassilios Dougalis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Ohannes Karakashian, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
William McKinney, North Carolina State University
(875-65-139) -
10:15
Geometric algorithms for cyclides, developables, and related surfaces.
George J. Fix*, University of Texas, Arlington
(875-65-187) -
10:45
Analysis and approximation of control problems for nonlinear partial differential equations.
Max D. Gunzburger*, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
(875-65-180)
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09:15
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 11:30-12:30
Invited Address
Localization and Gauge Theories.
Edward Witten*, Institute for Advanced Study
(875-81-85) -
Wednesday July 1, 1992, 14:00-16:20
Special Session on Discrete Group Actions, III
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14:00
The growth series of a graph product.
I. M. Chiswell*, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, United Kingdom
(875-20-125) -
14:30
Pseudogroups of isometries and Rips' theorem on free actions on R-trees.
Fr\'ed\'eric Paulin*, Ecole Normale Super de Lyon, France
(875-99-211) -
15:00
Uniform tree lattices.
Ravi S. Kulkarni*, Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York
(875-30-141) -
15:30
On the ergodicity of the geodesic flow associated to a discrete group of isometries of a tree.
Athanase Papadopoulos*, University Louis Pasteur, France
(875-99-210) -
16:00
Limit sets of correspondences.
Shaun Bullett*, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, United Kingdom
Christopher Penrose, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, United Kingdom
(875-30-97)
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14:00
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 14:00-16:20
Special Session on Probabilistic Combinatorics, III
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14:00
Random liars.
Joel Spencer*, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
(875-05-02) -
14:30
Laplacian and vibrational spectra for homogeneous graphs.
Fan R. K. Chung*, Bellcore, Morristown, New Jersey and Harvard University
Shlomo Sternberg, Harvard University
(875-05-105) -
15:00
An affine walk on the hypercube.
Persi Diaconis, Harvard University
Ron Graham*, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey
(875-05-103) -
15:30
Random Ramsey problems.
Vera T. S\'os*, Hungarian Academy of Science, Hungary
(875-05-171) -
16:00
Problems in probabilistic number theory and combinatorics.
Paul Erdos*, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
(875-05-104)
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14:00
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 14:00-16:30
Special Session on Number Theory, III
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14:00
Galois module structure of principal homogeneous spaces.
Martin Taylor*, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
(875-11-137) -
14:50
An almost pure sieve and its applications.
C. Hooley*, Wales University, United Kingdom
(875-99-216) -
15:45
The size of Selmer groups for the congruent number problem.
D. R. Heath-Brown*, Magdelen College, United Kingdom
(875-99-206)
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14:00
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 14:00-16:20
Special Session on Discrete Geometry and Convexity, III
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14:00
On simple polytopes.
Peter McMullen*, University College of London, United Kingdom
(875-52-72) -
14:30
Towards a geometric graph theory.
J\'anos Pach*, Mathematical Institute Hungarian Academy, Hungary and Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
(875-52-68) -
15:00
Stability results for convex bodies.
Rolf Schneider*, Albert-Ludwigs-Universit\"at, Germany
(875-52-70) -
15:30
Pick's theorem for lattice polygons.
G. C. Shephard*, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
B. Gr\"unbaum, University of Washington
(875-52-74) -
16:00
Quermassintegrals, successive minima, and minimal determinants.
J\"org M. Wills*, University of Siegen, Germany
(875-52-71)
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14:00
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 14:00-16:30
Special Session on Groups: Finite and Algebraic, III
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14:00
A proof of a conjecture of Garrett Birkhoff and Philip Hall.
Peter M. Neumann*, Queen's University, United Kingdom
(875-20-07) -
14:25
Computing in solvable linear groups.
Eugene M. Luks*, University of Oregon
(875-20-120) -
14:50
Topics in asymptotic group theory.
L\'aszl\'o Babai*, University of Chicago and E\"otv\"os University, Hungary
(875-20-191) -
15:20
On Y-presentations for the monster and related groups.
A. A. Ivanov*, Institute for System Studies, Russia
(875-20-119) -
15:45
Epimorphic subgroups of affine algebraic groups.
Frederic Bien*, Princeton University
(875-20-173) -
17:10
Standard bases related to minuscule weight modules.
Arjeh M. Cohen*, CWI, The Netherlands
Richard H. Cushman, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
(875-14-132)
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14:00
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 14:00-16:20
Special Session on Geometric Topology in Low Dimensions, III
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14:00
Racks and links in codimension two: Abstract.
Roger Fenn*, Sussex University, United kingdom
(875-57-63) -
14:30
Signature defects and quantum invariants.
Paul Melvin*, Bryn Mawr College
(875-57-27) -
15:00
Temperley-Lieb recoupling and 3-manifold invariants.
Louis H. Kauffman*, University of Illinois, Chicago
(875-55-128) -
15:30
Topological imitations of 3-manifolds and the quantum invariants.
Akio Kawauchi*, Osaka City University, Japan
(875-57-33) -
16:00
On the homotopy invariance of Casson's invariant.
Daniel Ruberman*, Brandeis University
(875-57-140)
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14:00
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 14:00-16:20
Special Session on Classical Analysis, III
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14:00
The collapse of the inverse function theorem.
Thomas William K\'orner*, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
(875-26-84) -
14:30
The Pompeiu problem in the Heisenberg group.
Carlos A. Berenstein*, University of Maryland, College Park
(875-42-89) -
15:00
Large analytic functions.
Henry Helson*, University of California, Berkeley
(875-30-83) -
15:30
Two remarks on porous sets.
Casper Goffman*, Purdue University, West Lafayette
(875-26-35) -
16:00
An inequality for bounded Fourier series, related to an isoperimetric problem.
W. K. Hayman*, University of York, United Kingdom
(875-42-149)
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14:00
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 14:00-16:25
Session on Function Algebras
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14:00
On the extension of linear operators.
John J. Saccoman*, Seton Hall University
(875-46-01) -
14:15
Smooth points of unit balls of operator and function spaces.
Roshdi Khalil*, Bahrain University, Bahrain
(875-46-05) -
14:30
Continuous approximation of set-valued maps and coincidence theorems.
Hichem Ben-El-Mechaiekh*, Brock University
(875-46-114) -
14:45
On extreme normal completely positive linear maps.
Sze-Kai Tsui*, Oakland University
(875-46-115) -
15:00
New convexity and fixed point properties in Hardy and Lebesque-Bochner spaces.
M. Besbes, University of Paris, France
S. J. Dilworth*, University of South Carolina, Columbia
P. N. Dowling, Miami University
C. J. Lennard, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
(875-46-14) -
15:15
A quantitative generalization of a theorem of Hille.
Gregory F. Bachelis*, Wayne State University
Sadahiro Saeki, Kansas State University
(875-46-148) -
15:30
Convergence of random products of operators.
Robert Sine*, University of Rhode Island
(875-46-64) -
15:45
Relatively open operators and the ubiquitous concept.
Ronald Cross*, University of Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
(875-47-06) -
16:00
Commutator approximants.
P. J. Maher*, Middlesex Polytechnic, United Kingdom
(875-47-54) -
16:15
Young measures as optimal controls for Navier-Stokes equations.
S. S. Sritharan*, University of Colorado, Boulder
(875-49-32)
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14:00
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 14:00-16:10
Session on Special Functions and Applied Mathematics
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14:00
The generalized Leibniz rule and its consequences.
R. N. Kalia*, Saint Cloud State University
(875-26-142) -
14:15
Rotation invariant separable functions are Gaussian.
Pl Kannappan*, University of Waterloo
(875-39-45) -
14:30
Approximation of control and optimal control problems using neural nets.
M. Nouri-Moghadam*, Pennsylvania State University, Lehman
M. Ermish, Pennsylvania State University, Lehman
(875-41-110) -
14:45
A generalization of the Cantor-Lebesgue theorem.
J. Marshall Ash, DePaul University
Robert P. Kaufman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Eric Rieders*, DePaul University
(875-42-117) -
15:00
Wavelet transform of periodic generalized functions.
Ahmed I. Zayed*, University of Central Florida
(875-42-147) -
15:15
Construction of numerical solutions of permanent capillar-heavy waves of two liquids.
Nabil Moussa*, American University in Cairo, Egypt
(875-76-199) -
15:30
Chern-Simons theory via path integrals.
Dana S. Fine*, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
(875-81-41) -
15:45
Quasiperiodic perturbations and normal forms.
Raghu R. Gompa*, Indiana University, Kokomo
(875-81-61) -
16:00
Global interfacial instability and micro-structure formation in dendritic crystal growth.
Jian-Jun Xu*, McGill University
(875-82-24)
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14:00
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Wednesday July 1, 1992, 16:45-17:45
Invited Address
Harmonic maps and Hardy spaces.
Lawrence C. Evans*, University of California, Berkeley
(875-35-86)