AMS Sectional Meeting Program by Day

Current as of Sunday, October 25, 2009 00:30:47

2009 Fall Central Section Meeting
Waco, TX, October 16-18, 2009 (Friday - Sunday)
Meeting #1051

Sunday October 18, 2009

• Sunday October 18, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  Special Session on Global Analysis on Homogeneous Spaces, IV
  D105, Baylor Sciences Bldg
  Organizers:
  Ruth Gornett, University of Texas at Arlington rgornet@uta.edu
  Ken Richardson, Texas Christian University k.richardson@tcu.edu
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    On nonnegatively curved low-dimensional fixed point homogeneous Riemannian manifolds.
    Fernando Galaz-Garcia*, Mathematisches Institut, WWU Münster
    (1051-53-161)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Convergence and stability of locally $\mathbb{R}^{N}$-invariant solutions of Ricci flow.
    Dan F. Knopf*, University of Texas
    (1051-53-104)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Horizontal displacement of curves in bundle $\text{SO}(3)\rightarrow \text{SO}_0(1,3)\rightarrow\mathbb H^3$.
    Taechang Byun*, Department of Mathematics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019
    (1051-53-58)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Riemannian groupoids, homogeneous spaces, and Ricci flow.
    David A Glickenstein*, University of Arizona
    (1051-53-46)
• Sunday October 18, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  Special Session on Contemporary Complex and Special Function Theory, IV
  C123, Baylor Sciences Bldg
  Organizers:
  Roger W. Barnard, Texas Tech University barnard@math.ttu.edu
  Kent Pearce, Texas Tech University kent.pearce@ttu.edu
  Kendall Richards, Southwestern University richards@southwestern.edu
  Alexander Solynin, Texas Tech University alex.solynin@ttu.edu
  Brock Williams, Texas Tech University BROCK.WILLIAMS@ttu.edu
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Sharp bounds for eigenvalues of triangles.
    Bartłomiej Siudeja*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1051-35-164)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Some Geometric Properties of Symmetric Lemniscates.
    Alexander S Williams*, Texas Tech University
    Roger W Barnard, Texas Tech University
    Alexander Yu Solynin, Texas Tech Univserity
    (1051-30-223)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Zero of Generalized Cesàro Averaging Operators: Prelimanary Report.
    R Barnard, Texas Tech University
    A Swaminathan, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
    G L Ornas*, McNeese State University
    (1051-33-211)
• Sunday October 18, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  Special Session on Formations of Singularities in Geometric Flows, IV
  A235, Baylor Sciences Bldg
  Organizers:
  Maria-Cristina Caputo, University of Texas at Austin caputo@math.utexas.edu
  Natasa Sesum, University of Pennsylvania
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Conformal Deformations of Singular Metrics To Constant Scalar Curvature: The Negative Curvature Case.
    Thalia D. Jeffres*, Wichita State University
    Julie M. Rowlett, Hausdorff Center for Mathematics
    (1051-53-123)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Discussion
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Ricci Yang-Mills solitons on nilpotent Lie groups.
    Andrea N Young*, University of Arizona
    Michael Jablonksi, University of Oklahoma
    (1051-53-231)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Regularity of optimal transport maps and applications to the geometry of the cut locus.
    Alessio Figalli*, University of Texas at Austin
    (1051-35-44)
• Sunday October 18, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  Special Session on The Topology of Continua, IV
  A207, Baylor Sciences Bldg
  Organizers:
  David Ryden, Baylor University david_ryden@baylor.edu
  Chris Mouron, Rhodes College mouronc@rhodes.edu
  Sergio Macias, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico sergiom@matem.unam.mx
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Homeomorphisms of the Pseudo-Arc.
    Wayne Lewis*, Texas Tech University
    (1051-54-109)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The Cartesian product of the pseudo-arc and a pseudo-solenoid is factorwise rigid.
    Kevin B. Gammon*, Troy University
    (1051-54-149)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Some interesting things about continua.
    James T Rogers*, Tulane University
    (1051-54-262)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Discussion
• Sunday October 18, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
  Special Session on Dynamic Equations on Time Scales: Analysis and Applications, IV
  A236, Baylor Sciences Bldg
  Organizers:
  John M. Davis, Baylor University John_M_Davis@baylor.edu
  Ian A. Gravagne, Baylor University Ian_Gravagne@baylor.edu
  Robert J. Marks, Baylor University Robert_Marks@baylor.edu
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Some Basic Properties of the Laplace Transform on Time Scales.
    Chris Ahrendt*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1051-39-169)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Positive Solutions to a Singular Second Order Boundary Value Problem.
    Lynn Erbe, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    Allan Peterson, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    Jacob Weiss*, University of Nebraska - Kearney
    (1051-34-107)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Coupled Conditions for Asymptotic Equivalence on Time Scales.
    Dylan R Poulsen*, University of Puget Sound
    (1051-34-244)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A Time Scale Model for Interacting Transgenic and Wild Mosquito Populations.
    Billy Jackson*, University of Northern Colorado
    Joan Hoffacker, Clemson University
    (1051-39-112)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    When to Spray: A Time Scale Calculus Approach to Controlling the Impact of West Nile Virus.
    Jo Hoffacker*, Clemson University
    (1051-92-172)
• Sunday October 18, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
  Special Session on Commutative Algebra: Module and Ideal Theory, IV
  B114, Baylor Sciences Bldg
  Organizers:
  Lars W. Christensen, Texas Tech University lars.w.christensen@ttu.edu
  Louiza Fouli, University of Texas at Austin lfouli@math.utexas.edu
  David Jorgensen, University of Texas at Arlington djorgens@uta.edu
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Brauer-Thrall II for one-dimensional local rings.
    Ryan Karr, Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University
    Roger Wiegand*, University of Nebraska--Lincoln
    (1051-13-119)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Relative multiplicities of graded algebras.
    Javid Validashti*, The University of Kansas
    (1051-13-215)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Arithmetic Rank of Unmixed Bipartite Edge Ideals.
    Manoj Kummini*, Purdue University
    (1051-13-71)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Vanishing of Ext and Reflexivity.
    Anders J. Frankild, University of Copenhagen
    Sean Sather-Wagstaff, North Dakota State University
    Amelia Taylor*, Colorado College
    (1051-13-233)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    On structure of Hom(M,N).
    Hai Long Dao*, University of Kansas
    (1051-13-32)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    A Class of Hilbert Series and the Strong Lefschetz Property.
    Melissa Lindsey*, Purdue University
    (1051-13-217)
  • 12:00 p.m.
    Operations on m-primary ideals in rings of characteristic p.
    Janet C. Vassilev*, University of New Mexico
    (1051-13-139)
• Sunday October 18, 2009, 9:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
  Special Session on Applicable Algebraic Geometry, IV
  B105, Baylor Sciences Bldg
  Organizers:
  Luis David Garcia-Puente, Sam Houston State University lgarcia@shsu.edu
  Frank Sotille, Texas A&M University sottile@math.tamu.edu
  

  • 9:30 a.m.
    Chamber Cones and Faster Real Solution Counting.
    J. Maurice Rojas*, Texas A&M University
    (1051-14-81)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Experimentation at the Frontiers of Reality in Schubert Calculus.
    Chris Hillar, MSRI
    Luis García-Puente, SHSU
    Abraham Martín del Campo, TAMU
    James Ruffo, SUNY Oneonta
    Stephen L. Johnson, TAMU
    Zach Teitler*, TAMU
    Frank Sottile, TAMU
    (1051-14-50)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Descartes' Rule is Exact!
    Martin Eugenio Avendano*, Texas A&M University
    (1051-00-209)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Khovanskii-Rolle continuation for real solutions of polynomial systems.
    Dan Bates*, Colorado State University
    Frank Sottile, Texas A&M
    (1051-14-133)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Numerical Algebraic Geometry for Macaulay 2.
    Anton Leykin*, Georgia Tech
    (1051-14-198)
  • 12:00 p.m.
    Numerical computation of the Jordan Canonical Form of a matrix via algebraic geometry.
    Chris Peterson*, Colorado State University
    (1051-14-210)
• Sunday October 18, 2009, 9:30 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  Special Session on Fusion Categories and Applications, III
  C124, Baylor Sciences Bldg
  Organizers:
  Deepak Naidu, Texas A & M University dnaidu@math.tamu.edu
  Eric Rowell, Texas A & M University rowell@math.tamu.edu
  

  • 9:30 a.m.
    Small fusion categories and subfactors I.
    Noah Snyder*, Columbia University
    Scott Morrison, U.C. Berkeley
    (1051-18-176)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Small fusion categories and subfactors II.
    Scott Morrison*, UC Berkeley, Miller Institute
    Noah Snyder, Columbia University
    (1051-18-174)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    On some gauge invariants of Hopf algebras.
    Yevgenia Kashina, Depaul University
    Susan Montgomery, University of Southern California
    Siu-Hung Ng*, Iowa State University
    (1051-16-271)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Quantum information flow in Braided Categorical Quantum Mechanics.
    Spencer Stirling*, University of Utah
    (1051-18-268)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Problem Session
• Sunday October 18, 2009, 10:00 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
  Special Session on Harmonic Analysis and Partial Differential Equations, IV
  C206, Baylor Sciences Bldg
  Organizers:
  Susan Friedlander, University of Southern California susanfri@usc.edu
  Natasa Pavlovic, University of Texas at Austin natasa@math.utexas.edu
  Nikolaos Tzirakis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign tzirakis@math.uiuc.edu
  

  • 10:00 a.m.
    Dispersive estimates for the linearized Quartic KdV equation and applications.
    Jeremy L Marzuola*, Columbia University
    Herbert Koch, Bonn University
    (1051-35-117)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    On the Regularization Mechanism for the Periodic Korteweg-de Vries Equation.
    Anatoli Babin, The University of California, Irvine
    Alexei Ilyin, Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics
    Edriss S. Titi*, The Weizmann Institute of Science & The University of California - Irvine
    (1051-35-64)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Exponential decay of dispersion management solitons.
    Dirk Hundertmark*, Department of Mathematics and Institute for Condensed Matter Theory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1051-35-250)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Existence of Maximizers for the Wave Strichartz Inequalities.
    Aynur Bulut*, University of Texas at Asutin
    (1051-35-235)
  • 12:00 p.m.
    Discussion