Math Graduate Seminar

Entropy is a fundamental invariant of measurable dynamical systems which has been a central object of study in ergodic theory for many decades. We will define entropy for Z-systems, introduce the basic tools for computing it and show how it can be used to solve the isomorphism problem for Bernoulli shifts. We will also discuss more recent developments regarding the extension of entropy theory to actions of amenable groups and sofic groups.

The goal of the math graduate seminar is to provide a place for graduate students to interact and to present new/interesting developments from our respective areas of research. The seminar is organized by graduate students, and is intended for a graduate student audience. The speaker must present interesting/important facts from any area of mathematics in a way that can be understood by students from different backgrounds.

FREE PIZZAS AND SODAS WILL BE SERVED!

If you would like to give a talk at the graduate seminar, please contact one of the organizers: 
Gahye Jeong ([email protected])
Daodi Lu ([email protected])
Seunghee Ye ([email protected])