AMS Sectional Meeting Program by Special Session

Current as of Saturday, October 13, 2007 00:36:29

Associate secretaries:
Susan J Friedlander, AMS susan@math.northwestern.edu

Friday October 5, 2007, 9:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
Special Session on Ergodic Theory and Symbolic Dynamical Systems, I
Room 8014, DePaul Center
Organizers:
Ayse A. Sahin, DePaul University asahin@condor.depaul.edu
Ilie D. Ugarcovici, DePaul University iugarcov@depaul.edu
- 9:00 a.m.
  Multicorrelations and Nilsequences.
  Bryna Kra*, Northwestern University
  (1030-37-145)
- 9:30 a.m.
  New examples of sets of multiple recurrence.
  Nikos Frantzikinakis*, University of Memphis
  (1030-37-292)
- 10:00 a.m.
  Weak mixing implies weak mixing of higher orders along tempered functions.
  Inger J. H\aa land Knutson*, Agder University College
  (1030-37-25)
- 10:30 a.m.
  Solvability of Rado systems in D-sets.
  Alexander Fish*, The Ohio State University
  Mathias Beiglb�ck, Technical University Vienna
  Vitaly Bergelson, The Ohio State University
  Tomasz Downarowicz, Wroclaw University of Technology
  (1030-37-401)

Friday October 5, 2007, 2:30 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
Special Session on Ergodic Theory and Symbolic Dynamical Systems, II
Room 8014, DePaul Center
Organizers:
Ayse A. Sahin, DePaul University asahin@condor.depaul.edu
Ilie D. Ugarcovici, DePaul University iugarcov@depaul.edu
- 2:30 p.m.
  Reduction theory and coding of geodesics.
  Svetlana Katok*, The Pennsylvania State University
  (1030-37-354)
- 3:00 p.m.
  Self-similar tiling systems, topological factors and expansion constants.
  Maria Isabel Cortez*, Universidad de Santiago de Chile
  Fabien Durand, Universit� de Picardie Jules Verne, France.
  (1030-37-231)
- 3:30 p.m.
  The dynamics of model sets.
  E Arthur Robinson*, George Washington University
  (1030-37-328)
- 4:00 p.m.
  Weak equivalence for shifts of finite type.
  Andrew Dykstra*, Colorado State University
  Joseph Barth, University of Maryland
  (1030-37-168)
- 4:30 p.m.
  Property A and Krieger equivalence classes in higher dimensional subshifts.
  Sam Lightwood*, Western Connecticut State University
  (1030-37-412)
- 5:00 p.m.
  A class of higher dimensional shifts of finite type which factor onto the full shift.
  Angela V Desai*, University of Montevallo
  (1030-37-363)
- 5:30 p.m.
  Recursive-Theoretic Aspects of Multidimensional Symbolic Dynamics.
  Michael Hochman*, Princeton University
  (1030-37-259)

Saturday October 6, 2007, 9:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
Special Session on Ergodic Theory and Symbolic Dynamical Systems, III
Room 8014, DePaul Center
Organizers:
Ayse A. Sahin, DePaul University asahin@condor.depaul.edu
Ilie D. Ugarcovici, DePaul University iugarcov@depaul.edu
- 9:00 a.m.
  Fluctuations of ergodic sums for horocycle flows on some infinite surfaces.
  Francois Ledrappier*, University of Notre Dame
  Omri Sarig, Penn. State University
  (1030-37-222)
- 9:30 a.m.
  Almost automorphicity in dynamical systems.
  Alica Miller*, University of Louisville
  (1030-37-371)
- 10:00 a.m.
  \textbf{Heaviness} and Symbolic Dynamics.
  David Ralston*, Rice University
  (1030-37-97)
- 10:30 a.m.
  A characterization of the Morse minimal set up to topological conjugacy.
  Ethan M. Coven, Wesleyan University
  Michael Keane*, Wesleyan University
  Michelle Lemasurier, Hamilton College
  (1030-37-380)

Saturday October 6, 2007, 2:30 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
Special Session on Ergodic Theory and Symbolic Dynamical Systems, IV
Room 8014, DePaul Center
Organizers:
Ayse A. Sahin, DePaul University asahin@condor.depaul.edu
Ilie D. Ugarcovici, DePaul University iugarcov@depaul.edu
- 2:30 p.m.
  Dynamics of the Nash map in the game of Matching Pennies.
  Robert Becker, Indiana University
  Subir Chakrabarti, Indiana U-Purdue U Indianapolis
  William Geller*, Indiana U Purdue U Indianapolis
  Bruce Kitchens, Indiana U Purdue U Indianapolis
  Michal Misiurewicz, Indiana U Purdue U Indianapolis
  (1030-37-406)
- 3:00 p.m.
  The modulated ergodic Hilbert transform.
  Dogan Comez*, North Dakota State University
  (1030-37-122)
- 3:30 p.m.
  An Ambrose-Kakutani theorem for Borel semiflows.
  David M McClendon*, Northwestern University
  (1030-37-131)
- 4:00 p.m.
  Flow-orbit equivalence for minimal Cantor systems.
  Nicholas S. Ormes*, University of Denver
  Daniel J Rudolph, Colorado State University
  Wojciech Kosek, Colorado College
  (1030-37-330)
- 4:30 p.m.
  Any two irreducible Markov chains are finitarily orbit equivalent.
  Mrinal K Roychowdhury*, University of North Texas
  (1030-37-263)
- 5:00 p.m.
  Almost continuous orbit equivalence.
  Andres del Junco*, University of Toronto
  (1030-28-152)
- 5:30 p.m.
  Almost Continuous Kakutani Equivalence.
  Daniel J. Rudolph*, Colorado State University
  (1030-37-382)

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