NSF FRG Seminar on Fourier Analytic and Probabilistic Methods in Convexity


Organizers: Alex Koldobsky and Mark Rudelson

Time and place: Wednesday 12:00-12:50 p.m. MSB 312



Schedule of Talks


Wednesday, September 5
Speaker: Marisa Zymonopoulou
Title: The complex Busemann-Petty problem on sections of convex bodies
Abstract: We prove that the solution to the Busemann-Petty problem
in $C^n$ is affirmative if $n\le 3$ and negative if $n\ge 4.$

Wednesday, September 12
Speaker: Marisa Zymonopoulou
Title: The complex Busemann-Petty problem on sections of convex bodies (continuation)
Abstract: We prove that the solution to the Busemann-Petty problem
in $C^n$ is affirmative if $n\le 3$ and negative if $n\ge 4.$


Wednesday, September 19

Speaker: Witold Bednorz
Title: 
Approximation nets and Stochastic Boundedness
Abstract:
I show how to use the idea of generic chaining to prove boundedness of
a stochastic process given on the general metric space (T,d). Then I study the important
case when so called "majorizing measure" condition is imposed on the space. The talk will
be self-contained and does not assume any additional knowledge from the audience.

Wednesday, September 26
Speaker: Witold Bednorz
Title:  Approximation nets and Stochastic Boundedness (continued)



Wednesday, October 3
Speaker: Wesley Nevans
Title: Concentration for random Bernoulli sums:
introduction to the Halasz method

Wednesday, October 10
Speaker: Wesley Nevans
Title: 
Concentration for random Bernoulli sums:
introduction to the Halasz method (continued)

Wednesday, October 17
Speaker: Witold Bednorz
Title:  Selector processes and the Bernoulli conjecture

Wednesday, October 24
Speaker: Witold Bednorz
Title:  Selector processes and the Bernoulli conjecture (continued)

Wednesday, October 31
Speaker: Jared Schlieper
Title:  Comparison of classes of k-intersection bodies (after V.Yaskin)

Wednesday, November 14
Speaker: Chris Shane
Title:  Determination of convex bodies by derivatives of section functions