Ergodic Theory and Additive Combinatorics
Month: August 2008
Date: August 18--December 19
Name: Ergodic Theory and Additive Combinatorics
Location: Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley, California.
Organizers
Ben Green, Bryna Kra, Emmanuel Lesigne, Anthony Quas, Mate Wierdl.
Description
A difficulty facing researchers in this area is the need to be fluent in several fields of mathematics: number theory, ergodic theory, combinatorics, and harmonic analysis. A few of the leading researchers are already able to use tools from the various fields and pass from one field to another with ease. A systematic survey of the fields benefits a wider audience. This semester-long program brings together researchers in ergodic theory, harmonic analysis, number theory, and combinatorics who are interested in similar problems from very diffrent perspectives. While the main theme of the program is ergodic theory (and in this it differs from other similar proposed programs), we plan to highlight the unity between ergodic theory and these related areas; we welcome researchers in any of these areas.
Information
http://www.msri.org/calendar/programs/ProgramInfo/252/show_program