
Mathematics and Society: Voting Systems
Abstract: For arriving at decisions in a democratic manner, it is common to take recourse to vote. In this talk, a […]

Philosophy Conference – Reformed Empiricism and Its Prospects
(This link takes you to the Amazon.in website of the book.) Anil Gupta will open the conference by presenting a precis […]

Some Min-Max formulas in Optimization
Abstract: An important technique in Optimization theory is to find formulas that equate the minimum of a class of objects with […]

Prime numbers and the Riemann zeta function
Abstract: Prime numbers are the building blocks for the whole numbers. Just by starting from the infinitude of primes and their […]

Two footnotes to Galois’s Memoirs
Abstract: We will review the history of the solvability of polynomial equations by radicals, concentrating on the two Memoirs of Evariste […]

On a three-dimensional nonlinear model of Pacific equatorial ocean dynamics
Abstract: This talk focuses on some investigations into a recently developed non-linear, three-dimensional Pacific equatorial model for ocean dynamics. The development […]

Matching Theory: K4-based and C6-based Planar Graphs
Abstract: For several problems in Matching Theory, one may restrict attention to matching covered graphs — i.e., connected graphs with […]

A story of universality in random interface growth
Abstract: One-dimensional interfaces growing in time (consider, for example, the top envelope of the configuration in the game of TETRIS) are […]

Tilings of Spaces
Abstract: Tilings are found in nature in the forms of crystals and honeycombs. Tilings have also been used throughout human history […]

Dilation and von Neumann’s inequality for matrices
Abstract: We shall show some easy matrix techniques to come up with interesting results like the maximum modulus principle and the […]

Wavelets – Are these small waves?
Abstract: Are wavelets small waves? This is the first question that comes to mind if one has never heard of them. […]

Invariants
Abstract: Here is a simple puzzle: Start with a rectangular 3cm x 5cm piece of paper. Cut it down into smaller […]
