Graduiertenkolleg: Methods for Discrete Structures

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(Pre-)Doc-Course:
Probabilistic and Enumerative Combinatorics

October 4 - November 26
FU Berlin and TU Berlin



TOPICS and LECTURES:

  1. The Probabilistic Method - An Introduction (Tibor Szabo)
  2. Differential Equation Methods for Stochastic Processes (Peter Keevash, Tom Bohman)
  3. Analytic Combinatorics, a Calculus of Discrete Structures (Philippe Flajolet)
  4. Combinatorics in Statistical Physics (Martin Loebl)

PROGRAM:

AUDIENCE:

The course is addressed to graduate students and postdocs of Mathematics or Computer Science, who are interested in the theory of random graphs, probabilistic methods, analytic combinatorics and related fields.


FORMAT:

Lectures will be given on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in the morning (9:00am to 11:00am) and and exercise sessions in the afternoon (4:00pm to 6:00 pm) on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The exercises will be solved in small groups and discussed at a problem session in the afternoon. The language of the course is English. Participants are strongly encouraged visit other mathematical seminars and lectures in Berlin on the other days.


PARTICIPATION/STIPEND:

Applications for participation in the course (the whole or parts of it), with a short curriculum vitae and scientific background, should be sent by Apr 30, 2010, preferably by e-mail, to

or by regular mail to

 
      Margrit Barrett
      Freie Universität Berlin
      Institut für Mathematik
      Arnimallee 3
      14195 Berlin
      Germany

There is a limited amount of financial support available for PhD-students or for advanced Master/Diploma students in a field related to the topics of the course. Applications for financial support, with curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, thesis, areas of interest, and a letter of recommendation (sent directly by the letter writer) should be sent by Apr 30, 2010, preferably by e-mail, to

or by regular mail to

 
      Margrit Barrett
      Freie Universität Berlin
      Institut für Mathematik
      Arnimallee 3
      14195 Berlin
      Germany

Applicants will be notified by May 15, 2010. If there are still places available, the deadline can be extended.


ADDITIONAL SEMINARS and LECTURES:

  1. BMS Summer School
    Discretization in Geometry and Dynamics
    September 20 - October 1, 2010
    TU Berlin
    Organizers: Alexander Bobenko and Günter M. Ziegler
  2. MDS Monday Lectures
    Mondays, 14:15-17:00h
  3. BMS Fridays
    Every other Friday, 14.00h
  4. Research Seminars at FU, HU, TU

ORGANIZERS:

The (Pre-)Doc-Course is organized as part of the Research Training Group "Methods for Discrete Structures" of the Free University, the Humboldt University and the Technical University in Berlin, and organized by


PRACTICAL HINTS:

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