PIMS UBC Distinguished Colloquium: Martin Hairer

  • Date: 06/16/2017
Speaker(s):
Martin Hairer, University of Warwick
Location: 

University of British Columbia

Topic: 

On coin tosses, atoms, and forest fires

Description: 

Fields Medal winner, Martin Hairer will survey some of the mathematical objects arising naturally in probability theory, as well as some of their surprising properties. In particular, he will demonstrate how one of these objects was involved in the confirmation of the existence of atoms over 100 years ago and how new properties of related objects are still being discovered today.

 

Martin Hairer is also one of our PIMS & CRM Probability Summer School lecturers from 12-16.

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Other Information: 

Distinguished Colloquium

Martin Hairer

Friday, June 16, 2017

4:00 - 5:00pm

Earth Science Building 2012