Mathematics
Research Seminar Archive 2007

Please see below information and abstracts from our 2007 Research Seminar Program. If you have questions about any events listed please contact the Research Seminar Program Coordinator.

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Semester 1
Date Presenter Title Abstract
29 March Dr Venta Terauds
The University of Newcastle		 Functional calculus for some Banach space operators abstract
5 April Dr Toke Carlsen
The University of Newcastle		 C*-algebras associated to substitutional dynamical systems abstract
19 April Dr Aidan Sims
The University of Wollongong		 Graph C*-algebras abstract
26 April Sean Vittadello
The University of Newcastle		 The isometric representation theory of numerical semigroups abstract
3 May Dr Paul Smrz
The University of Newcastle		 Quantum non-locality and the nature of space and time abstract
10 May Stephen Allen
The University of Newcastle		 Methods for dealing with Higher rank graphs abstract
17 May David Robertson
The University of Newcastle		 Graph Algebras as C*-algebras generated by C*-correspondences abstract
7 June Dr Roberto Conti
The University of Newcastle		 Operator algebras and local quantum physics abstract
12 June Dr Hendrik Grundling
University of New South Wales		 Operator The resolvent algebra of the canonical commutation relations abstract
14 June Dr Chris Lennard
University of Pittsburgh		 Fixed point free nonexpansive mappings on weakly compact, convex sets in L1 abstract
21 June Partha Chakraborty
The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India		 Equivariant geometry of quantum spheres abstract

Semester 2
Date Presenter Title Abstract
9 August Stephen Glasby
University of Central Washington		 Mysterious connections between the hyper-complex numbers and the physical world abstract
20 September Dr Rohan Cattell
University of Newcastle		 Ringel's Conjecture and related problems abstract
11 October Dr Paolo Bertozzini
Thammasat University		 Spectral Theorem for Commutative Full C*-categories abstract
18 October Prof Brian Alspach
University of Newcastle		 Time-constrained Graph Searching abstract
23 October
2pm EF122		 Prof Jonathan M. Borwein
Dalhousie University, Halifax		 Interdisciplinarity: What Works, What Doesn't? abstract
25 October Prof Jonathan M. Borwein
Dalhousie University, Halifax		 Some of my Favourite Convexity Results abstract
1 November Dr Günter Schlicting
Technische Universität München		 Topological Commensurators and neutral subgroups abstract
6 November Dr Hendrik Grundling
University of New South Wales		 The resolvent algebra of the canonical commutation relations abstract
8 November Dr Patrik Wahlberg
University of Newcastle		 An overview of Gabor analysis with connections to C*-algebras abstract
16 November Andrea Semanicova
Technical University, Kosice, Slovakia		 Connection between number of edges and number of vertices in supermagic graphs abstract
22 November Dr Rick Loy
Australian National University		 Norm one projections on Banach algebras abstract
23 November
2pm		 Dr Jim MacDougall
University of Newcastle		 Vertex-Magic Graph Labellings abstract
26 November
2pm		 Dr Peter Vassiliou
University of Canberra		 Control theory and Differential Geometry abstract
27 November
2pm		 Dr Peter Vassiliou
University of Canberra		 Control theory and Differential Geometry 2 abstract