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Journeys of women in Mathematics, in honor to Maryam Mirzakhani
L'Aquila, May 9, 2019
JOURNEYS OF WOMEN IN MATHEMATICS
IN HONOR TO MARYAM MIRZAKHANI
Event Starts In
May 9, 2019, from 11.30 am to 5. 30 pm
Maryam Mirzakhani was an Iranian mathematician and a Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University. She was one of the world’s leading experts in geometry and dynamical systems. In 2014, Maryam Mirzakhani was awarded the Fields Medal for her outstanding contributions to the dynamics and geometry of Riemann surfaces and their moduli spaces, becoming the first woman, and the first Iranian, to be recognized for her mathematical achievements by this top mathematical prize. Her beautiful and astonishing results and her life and career are an inspiration for everyone, women and men, to pursue their passion for science. May 12th May, her birthday, was chosen to celebrate women in Mathematics in her memory, with a series of worldwide initiatives, reported here https://may12.womeninmaths.org
In L'Aquila, University of L'Aquila and GSSI join the initiative with a one-day workshop, intended for master and PhD students, and researchers at all levels. Three scientific talks given by young women researchers - working in different fields of mathematics - will be the core of the workshop. The projection of the short video-documentary "Journeys of Women in Math" will open a window into the life and research of women mathematicians from several countries in the world. The workshop will be concluded by the poster exhibition "Remember Maryam Mirzakhani" (curator: Thais Jordao; designer: Rafael Meireles Barroso).
In L'Aquila, University of L'Aquila and GSSI join the initiative with a one-day workshop, intended for master and PhD students, and researchers at all levels. Three scientific talks given by young women researchers - working in different fields of mathematics - will be the core of the workshop. The projection of the short video-documentary "Journeys of Women in Math" will open a window into the life and research of women mathematicians from several countries in the world. The workshop will be concluded by the poster exhibition "Remember Maryam Mirzakhani" (curator: Thais Jordao; designer: Rafael Meireles Barroso).
Event Address
Sala Seminari, Edificio Alan Turing (blocco 0), Coppito - L'Aquila
Time
May 9, 2019 from 11.30 am to 5.30 pm
Event Schedules
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Speaker
Annalisa Massaccesi
University of Verona
Title
Mass-minimizing integral currents: the regularity issue
Abstract
In this seminar I will review (a part of) the history of the Plateau problem and the main regularity theorems for mass-minimizing currents. In the last part of the seminar I will explain the content of a recent paper by De Lellis, De Philippis, Hirsch and myself establishing generic regularity for the boundary points of a mass-minimizing current.
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Speaker
Alessia Nota
University of Bonn
Title
Rigorous derivation of kinetic equations from particle systems
Abstract
The problem of deriving macroscopic evolution equations from the microscopic description based on the fundamental laws of mechanics through suitable scaling limits is one of the most central problems of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics. Such derivations are crucial to determine the reliability and to identify the range of validity of the macroscopic equations. In this talk, we consider a simple microscopic model, the Lorentz Gas, which reduces a many-body problem into an effective single-particle system that consists of a test particle and a static background. We will show how a rigorous validation of linear kinetic equations and coagulation equations from this particle model can be provided.
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Speaker
Margherita Lelli Chiesa
University of L'Aquila
Title
Brill-Noether theory of algebraic curves
Abstract
I will report on classical results concerning complex algebraic curves. In particular, given an abstract algebraic curve C, we will focus on the problem of describing all the ways in which C may be mapped to some projective space: this is the subject of Brill-Noether theory. I will mention recent results and open problems.
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Film Show
Journeys of women in Mathematics
Venue
Sala Seminari, Edificio Alan Turing (blocco 0), Coppito - L'Aquila
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Poster Exhibition & Aperitif
Remember "Maryam Mirzakhani"
Curator: Thais Jordao, Designer: Rafael Meireles Barroso
Venue
Sala Seminari, Edificio Alan Turing (blocco 0), Coppito - L'Aquila
Organizing Committee
Serena Cenatiempo
GSSI
Liliana Esquivel
GSSI
Donatella Donatelli
University of L'Aquila
Barbara Nelli
University of L'Aquila
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