Research in Probability Theory at NYU Shanghai: Some Examples

Topic: 
Research in Probability Theory at NYU Shanghai: Some Examples
Date & Time: 
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 - 16:00 to 17:30
Speaker: 
Roberto Fernandez, Daniel Kious and Weijun Xu, NYU Shanghai
Location: 
Room 210, NYU Shanghai | 1555 Century Avenue, Pudong New Area, Shanghai

Mathematical Statistical Mechanics and Probability by Professor Roberto Fernandez 

Statistical mechanics is, perhaps, the first and foremost example of the use of probability theory to deal with complex systems. I will review the basic tenets of its probabilistic setup, the main physical and mathematical issues and a few topics being investigated by NYU researchers.

How to Trap a Random Walk in Random Environment by Professor Daniel Kious
I will present a model describing the motion of a particle in disordered media. We will focus on ballisticity and the geometry of local traps.
 
Stochastic Partial Differential Equations by Professor Weijun Xu
We will give a brief explanation on where certain stochastic PDEs come from, and what are the questions we want to undertstand about them. The phenomena behind these equations are still largely mysterious. 
 

NYU Shanghai STEM seminar series is a weekly seminar series on every Wednesday. Please see below schedule of STEM seminar series in 2017 Fall Semester.

  • October 11: Gerard Ben Arous, Professor of Mathematics
  • October 18: Gus Xia, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
  • October 25: Brad Weslake, Associate Professor of Philosophy
  • November 1: William Glover, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
  • November 8: Roberto Fernandez, Daniel Kious and Weijun Xu, NYU Shanghai
  • November 15: Tim Byrnes, Assistant Professor of Physics
  • November 29: Xing Tian, Assistant Professor of Neural and Cognitive Sciences & Zheng Zhang, Professor of Computer Science
  • December 6: Yves Le Jan, Visiting Professor of Mathematics
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