AMS Sectional Meeting Program by Day

Current as of Tuesday, April 12, 2005 15:08:34

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Associate secretaries:
W Wistar Comfort, AMS wcomfort@wesleyan.edu

Sunday April 16, 1989, 7:30 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
Special Session on Operator Algebras, Galois Theory and Representations, III
Room 238, Haberlin Hall
- 7:30 a.m.
  Applications of equivariant Kasparov theory.
  Peter Haskell*, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  (848-46-41)
- 8:00 a.m.
  de Rham cohomology for discrete groups.
  Paul Baum*, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
  Alain Connes, College de France, Paris, France
  (848-46-89)
- 8:30 a.m.
  Comparison of (negative) algebraic and topological K-theory for $C^*$-algebras.
  Jonathan Rosenberg*, University of Maryland, College Park
  (848-55-29)
- 9:00 a.m.
  Transverse cyclic cocycles via elliptic renormalization.
  Ronald G. Douglas*, State University of New York, Stony Brook
  (848-58-56)
- 9:30 a.m.
  Operator algebraic invariants for elliptic operators.
  Jerry Kaminker*, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis
  (848-46-86)

Sunday April 16, 1989, 7:30 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
Special Session on Infinite-dimensional Symmetries in Mathematics and Physics, III
Room 236, Haberlin Hall
- 7:30 a.m.
  Higher-order Sugawara operators for affine Lie algebras.
  Roe Goodman*, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  Nolan R. Wallach, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  (848-22-48)
- 8:00 a.m.
  Bernstein-Gelfand-Gelfand resolution for arbitrary Kac-Moody algebras.
  Shrawan Kumar*, Institute for Advanced Study
  (848-22-61)
- 8:30 a.m.
  Vertex operators, symmetric polynomials and symmetric groups.
  Naihuan Jing*, Yale University
  (848-17-37)
- 9:00 a.m.
  ${\bf Z}_2$-orbifold theory.
  Yi-Zhi Huang*, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  (848-17-59)
- 9:30 a.m.
  Duality, crossing and Mac Lane's coherence.
  Ram Brustein, Tel Aviv University, Israel
  Yuval Ne'eman, Tel Aviv University, Israel
  Shlomo Sternberg*, Tel Aviv University, Israel and Harvard University
  (848-18-64)

Sunday April 16, 1989, 7:30 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
Special Session on L-functions and Arithmetic, III
Room 414, Haberlin Hall
- 7:30 a.m.
  Cohomology of $GL(n,{\bf Z})$.
  Avner Ash*, Ohio State University, Columbus
  (848-11-05)
- 8:00 a.m.
  Relations among L-functions attached to algebraic varieties.
  Michael Rosen*, Brown University
  (848-11-71)
- 8:30 a.m.
  The Markov equation $X^2 + Y^2 + Z^2 = 3XYZ$ over quadratic imaginary fields.
  Joseph H. Silverman*, Brown University
  (848-11-04)
- 9:00 a.m.
  Vanishing and nonvanishing of certain L-functions.
  David Rohrlich*, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  (848-11-55)
- 9:30 a.m.
  Mock Heegner points and congruent numbers.
  Paul Monsky*, Brandeis University
  (848-11-25)

Sunday April 16, 1989, 7:40 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
Session on Analysis
Room 19, Haberlin Hall
- 7:40 a.m.
  On $B_4$-sequences.
  John C. M. Nash*, Marshall University
  (848-11-68)
- 7:55 a.m.
  L-functions and differential equations.
  Peter F. Stiller*, Institute for Advanced Study
  (848-14-33)
- 8:10 a.m.
  Compact subgroups and compactly generated subgroups of topological groups.
  R. W. Bagley*, University of Miami
  T. S. Wu, University of Miami
  J. S. Yang, University of Miami
  (848-22-02)
- 8:25 a.m.
  Properties of power-series coefficients of $H^2(\Pi_+)$ functions.
  Charles Slavin*, University of Maine, Orono
  (848-30-11)
- 8:40 a.m.
  Positive almost periodic solutions of some delay integral equations.
  A. M. Fink*, University of Iowa
  J. A. Gatica, University of Iowa
  (848-34-03)
- 8:55 a.m.
  On some inequalities for polynomials.
  Narendra K. Govil*, Auburn University, Auburn
  (848-41-36)
- 9:10 a.m.
  On equations in Banach spaces involving composition products of set-valued mappings.
  Frank U. Williamson*, Vitry sur Seine, France
  (848-93-01)
- 9:25 a.m.
  Unique base-normed predual Banach spaces and quantum logics.
  Yewande Olubummo*, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  (848-46-16)
- 9:40 a.m.
  On merging of probabilities.
  Anthony D'Aristotle*, State University of New York, College at Plattsburgh
  Persi Diaconis, Stanford University
  David Freedman, University of California, Berkeley
  (848-54-14)

Sunday April 16, 1989, 8:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
Special Session on Gauge Theory and Differential Geometry, III
Room 328, Swords Hall
- 8:00 a.m.
  Non-unitary anomalies in semiclassical Yang-Mills theory.
  Steven Rosenberg*, Boston University
  (848-58-76)
- 8:30 a.m.
  Applications of Donaldson theory to the topology of algebraic surfaces.
  John Morgan*, Columbia University
  (848-53-69)
- 9:00 a.m.
  The $L^2$ metric on Yang-Mills moduli spaces.
  David Groisser*, University of Florida
  (848-53-77)
- 9:30 a.m.
  Higher-order singularities in gauge fields.
  Thomas Otway*, University of Texas, Austin
  (848-35-18)

Sunday April 16, 1989, 8:30 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
Special Session on Knot Theory and Algebraic Geometry in the Large, III
Room 359, Swords Hall
- 8:30 a.m.
  Cohopficity of $3$-manifold groups.
  F. Gonz\'alez-Acu\~na, University Nac Autonoma de Mexico
  Wilbur Whitten*, University of Southwestern Louisiana
  (848-57-40)
- 9:00 a.m.
  Spherical $3$-orbifolds which do not fiber over $2$-orbifolds.
  William Dunbar*, Pennsylvania State University, Erie
  (848-57-27)
- 9:30 a.m.
  Skein modules of an interval bundle over a surface.
  Jim Hoste, Pomona College
  J\'ozef H. Przytycki*, University of British Columbia and Warsaw University, Poland
  (848-57-47)

Sunday April 16, 1989, 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Invited Address
The arithmetic of elliptic curves.
Room 103, Haberlin Hall
Karl Rubin*, Columbia University
(848-11-90)

Sunday April 16, 1989, 1:45 p.m.-3:35 p.m.
Special Session on Infinite-dimensional Symmetries in Mathematics and Physics, IV
Room 236, Haberlin Hall
- 1:45 p.m.
  Einstein's equations and representation theory.
  Bertram Kostant*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  (848-22-83)
- 2:15 p.m.
  A Jacobi identity for relative twisted vertex operators.
  Chongying Dong*, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  James Lepowsky, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  (848-17-58)
- 2:45 p.m.
  Relative ${\bf Z}_2$-twisted vertex operators and standard $sl(2)\ ^\tilde$-modules.
  Cristiano Husu*, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  (848-17-60)
- 3:15 p.m.
  String path integral realization of vertex operator algebras.
  Haruo Tsukada*, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla
  (848-22-97)

Sunday April 16, 1989, 1:45 p.m.-3:05 p.m.
Special Session on Gauge Theory and Differential Geometry, IV
Room 328, Swords Hall
- 1:45 p.m.
  Smooth $2$-spheres in indefinite $4$-manifolds.
  Daniel Ruberman*, Brandeis University
  (848-57-78)
- 2:10 p.m.
  Applications of fixed point varieties of unipotent transformations to the space of $SU(n)$-instantons on the four-sphere.
  Martin A. Guest*, University of Rochester
  (848-81-35)
- 2:45 p.m.
  Discussion

Sunday April 16, 1989, 1:45 p.m.-3:05 p.m.
Special Session on L-functions and Arithmetic, IV
Room 414, Haberlin Hall
- 1:45 p.m.
  Discussion

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