Algebra and Geometry Seminar

Title:  The Word Problem for the Brauer Group
 
Abstract:  By the renown Merkurjev-Suslin Theorem, the Brauer group of a field is generated by symbol algebras.  This gives rise to the word problem - given two ``words" (i.e. tensor products of symbol algebras), one should like to determine whether they represent the same element in the group or not.  One way to approach this problem is to come up with a way of producing all the equivalent words to one given word.  We shall discuss the special case of quaternion algebras and present some new results.
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POT 745

The Silent Woman

A new play by Lydia Blaisdell will have its world premiere in Lexington Nov. 5–7, in four performances at the Downtown Arts Center. The Silent Woman tells the strange, true tale of a painter living with an effigy of his ex-lover in 1919 Germany. The play won the biennial Prize for Women Playwrights from the Kentucky Women Writers Conference. “The Silent Woman is a deeply assured work, funny and strange and beautiful in turns. It will make a thrilling production," said acclaimed playwright Carson Kreitzer, who judged the competition. Blaisdell’s script depicts this risqué episode from the point of view of scullery maid Hulda, persuaded to serve as a ladies maid to the effigy. Independently produced by Eric Seale, in collaboration with Kentucky Women Writers Conference and the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences, The Silent Woman features a top-notch cast of Kentucky actors whose names will be familiar to local theater audiences: Bethany Finley as the maid Hulda, Darius Fatemi as the painter Oskar, and Bob Singleton as the butler, the coachman who courts Hulda, and the policeman. Performance dates are Nov. 5 at 7:30 pm, Nov. 6 at 7:30 pm, and Nov. 7 and 2 pm and 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students, and $8 for students 15 minutes before curtain time. To purchase tickets call 859-425-2550 or visit online at lexingtonky.gov/dac. To arrange for the playwright to meet with any student groups attending the play, please contact KWWC director Julie Wrinn at 257-2874 or Julie.Wrinn@uky.edu.

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The Downtown Arts Center

Qualifying Exam

Title: Colorings of Hamming Graphs

 

Abstract: Error-correcting codes based on Hamming distance are a central topic of study in coding theory. Recent papers have used graphical representations of these codes (called Hamming Graphs) to allow their authors to reprove important coding theory results using tools from graph theory. A classical result exists which classifies all minimal colorings of a certain family of Hamming graphs. I will present original research proving an analogue of this result which applies to a larger class of Hamming graphs. 

 

No prior knowledge of coding theory (and only a rudimentary understanding of graph theory) is assumed.

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POT 745

Algebra and Geometry Seminar

Title:  A heuristic for boundedness of elliptic curves
 
Abstract:  I will discuss a heuristic that predicts that the ranks of all but finitely many elliptic curves defined over Q are bounded above by 21. This is joint work with Bjorn Poonen, John Voight, and Melanie Matchett Wood.
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POT 745

Halloween Spectacular Event!!

Come join the peer mentors in an early celebration of Halloween on Wednesday, October 28, on the 4th floor from 6-7:30 pm. There will be cookie decorating, Halloween games such as Bingo and Dr. Feel-Stein and a costume contest. There will be prizes for the bingo and costume contest winners! We'd love to see you in your costumes, but this is not required. 

This will count as a Wired event!!

 

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Location:
CC2 - 4th Floor Rotunda & Study Rooms

Lexington - Halloween Parade & Thriller!

Sunday, October 25

(Rain Date: Monday, October 26)

Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza  

Main Street (Quality to Mill Street)

6:30 p.m. – Dance Showcase (Courthouse Plaza)

8 p.m. – Halloween Parade

8:30 p.m. – Thriller!

 

Voted a Top 10 Halloween destination by USA Today, zombies will return to haunt downtown Lexington once again!

The evening will kick-off at 6:30 p.m. with a dance showcase, fall foods and Halloween festivities at the Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza. 

Prior to the Thriller dance, will be a Halloween parade featuring ghosts, ghouls, superheroes, villains and costumed characters of all kinds.

This year marks the 14th anniversary of the annual live performance of Michael Jackson’s groundbreaking video for Thriller. The Thriller dance will start at Quality and Main streets and proceed along Main Street ending at Mill Street. The dance will occur repeatedly along the route.

In the event of inclement weather, this event will take place on Monday, October 26, at the same time. 

This event is brought to you by Lexington Parks & Recreation, Mecca Dance Studio and WRFL.

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Location:
Courthouse Plaza & Main St. (Quality to Mill Street)

Alltech Holiday Celebration

"An Old Fashioned Celebration of Christmas Carols conducted by Everett McCorvey, featuring vocalists of UK Opera Theatre & the Alltech Opera Scholarship Competition, Victorian Square Orchestra, Lexington Singers Children’s Choir, Alluring Community Handbell Ensemble & tenor Gregory Turay. Free. Sponsored by UK Opera Theatre & Alltech."

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Location:
Victorian Square, 401 W. Main St., Lexington, KY
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