# Seminars and Colloquia

## Algebra Seminar

Apr 6

01:20 pm

Exley Science Center Tower ESC 618

Cameron Hill, Wesleyan Somethoughts on probability measures as varieties. Abstract: There arespecial infinite structures (graphs and hyper-graphs) that reflect theasymptotic first-order properties of their finite induced substructures very,very accurately. Exactly what makes these infinite structures special can bedescribed model-theoretically in terms super-simplicity or in terms of higheramalgamation properties of the finite substructures. Using machinery fromfunctional analysis, I have proved that model-theoretic specialness yieldscertain nice probability measures with which you then perform your asymptoticanalyses. I dont fully understand what these measures are really like, and Iimagine that some algebraic geometry might provide a more concretetransformation from higher amalgamation properties to measures. I will describea possible set up for this.

Feb 16

01:20 pm

Exley Science Center Tower ESC 618

Nov 3

01:20 pm

Exley Science Center Tower ESC 618

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