More than two dozen mathematicians from New York State and Ontario will converge at 黑料不打烊 for the 23rd annual 鈥淩oute 81 Conference on Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry.鈥
Graham Leuschke
The conference, which is attended primarily by mathematicians from SU, Cornell University and Queen鈥檚 University in Kingston, Ontario (Canada), is Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in room 122 of SU鈥檚 Carnegie Library. It is sponsored by the in SU鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences.
While the presentations are free and open to the public, related social activities, such as dinner at China Road (2204 Brewerton Rd., 黑料不打烊), cost money. Also, discounted lodging is available at Crowne Plaza 黑料不打烊 (701 E. Genesee St.,). For more information, contact Graham Leuschke, associate professor of mathematics, at 315-443-1500 or gjleusch@math.syr.edu, or visit .
鈥淭he conference rotates every year among 黑料不打烊, Cornell and Queen鈥檚 universities and is designed to strengthen ties among commutative algebraists and algebraic geometers in the region,鈥 says Leuschke, whose expertise spans commutative algebra, non-commutative algebraic geometry, algebraic geometry and representation theory. 鈥淭he event also showcases young researchers who are on the academic job market.鈥
Leuschke says this year鈥檚 conference is more international than before, given the number of presenters from outside North America. They include , professor of mathematics at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece); , associate professor of mathematics at the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay; and , assistant professor of mathematics at Superior University Lahore (Pakistan).
Presenters closer to home include , a postdoctoral fellow in mathematics at the University of Waterloo (Canada); , the Erwin-Schroedinger Fellow in Mathematics at the University of Toronto (Canada); , visiting assistant professor of mathematics and statistics at Smith College; and , visiting assistant professor of mathematics at Bard College.
Why commutative algebra and algebraic geometry?
Leuschke says that while both branches fall under the heading of 鈥減ure mathematics,鈥 they have applications for a variety of areas, including astronomy, physics, economics and engineering.
鈥淐ommutative algebra studies 鈥榗ommutative rings,鈥 which are places where you can both add and multiply, and the operations are commutative,鈥 says Leuschke, using 2 x 5 and 5 x 2 as an example. 鈥淚n turn, algebraic geometry studies solutions to systems of polynomial equations. 鈥 Algebraic geometry and commutative algebra are interrelated, since many geometric questions can be translated into algebraic ones and vice versa.鈥
In addition to Leuschke, the conference is organized by , professor of mathematics, and , associate professor of mathematics, also experts at SU in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry.
鈥淎nyone is welcome to attend the conference, but some of the talks will be quite technical,鈥 Leuschke adds.
