Abstract: This is the second of a two-part introduction to geometric group theory. This talk is on hyperbolic groups and their […]

Abstract: In this simple and heuristic talk using Huffman and Arithmetic compression, we will give a motivation as to why Shannon’s […]

Abstract: Terence Tao posted on his blog a question of Apoorva Khare, asking whether the free group on two generators has […]

Abstract: In this talk, I will discuss a recent theorem proved on multiplicity of spectrum of random operators. In the […]

Abstract: The Banach-Tarski paradox is one of the most striking phenomena in all of mathematics. It is actually a mathematical fact, […]

Abstract: You can ignore all the jargon mentioned in the title. In the first part of the talk, we will discuss […]

Abstract: In 1916, Ramanujan came up with a series of conjectures about the coefficients of the $undefinedtau$-function, a function that appears […]

Abstract: This talk is intended for a general audience. Here we demonstrate by way of several examples, whereby techniques from the […]

Abstract: Some special matrices related to the Hilbert and Cauchy matrices depict an intriguing spectral behavior. We investigate this behavior. In […]

Abstract: We will look into matrices from a geometric viewpoint and connect it to various topics in metric spaces like compactness […]

Abstract: Are you intrigued by the Logo of Ashoka University? These concentric circles tell us a lot about liberal arts and […]

Abstract: In this talk, we will introduce martingales and stopped martingales. Using the stopped martingale, we will analyze some of the […]