Program for RU 2001 Logic Conference (MAMLS): Model Theory and Descriptive Set Theory

  Friday February 16
Auditorium, Core Bldg
Saturday February 17
Auditorium, Core Bldg
Sunday February 18
Auditorium, Core Bldg
Monday February 19
Hill Center 705
 9:30   Su Gao
Isometric actions and universal orbit equivalence relations
Abstract
Harvey Friedman
Boolean Relation Theory
Abstract
Stevo Todorcevic
Lipschitz maps on trees
10:30   Matt Foreman
The classification of Measure Preserving Systems
Anand Pillay
Recent work around Definability in Compact Complex Manifolds
Abstract
Greg Hjorth
A recent development in the theory of Borel Equivalence Relations
11:30   Slawomir Solecki
Complexity of the coset equivalence relation
Thomas Scanlon
Quantifier Elimination for the Witt Frobenius
Boris Zilber
Natural Prototypes of Hrushovski Structures
Details (DVI)
Lunch        
2:00 Ehud Hrushovski
Manin-Mumford: Added in proof
Saharon Shelah
The automorphism group of a countable structure Abstract
Howard Becker
Idealistic Equivalence Relations
 
3:00 Lou van den Dries
Linear equations with integer polynomial coefficients (Kronecker's problem)
Abstract (DVI)
Eric Jaligot
FT Groups of Odd Type
Boban Velickovic
Games played on partial isomorphisms
 
Break        
4:30 Department Colloquium Greg Hjorth
The smooth/nonsmooth distinction (and beyond)
Alexandre Borovik
Identification theorems for simple groups of finite Morley rank
Abstract
Andrzej Roslanowski
All Creatures Great and Small
Abstract
 
5:30     Andres Villaveces
Remarks on the limits of categoricity
Abstract
 
  Colloquium Dinner Party at the Cherlins    

Funded in part through the generosity of Mark Gordon and MAMLS

Lectures Friday-Sunday are in the Auditorium, 1st floor of the CoRE building, next to Hill Center, except the Colloquium.

The Colloquium and the Monday morning lectures are in Hill Center, Room 705.

Attendance by graduate students is encouraged, and is supported by MAMLS.


Coffee at 9 AM and 4 PM

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