Mathematics & Statistics Colloquium

Friday, September 6, 2013, 2:30 pm to 4 pm
222 & 224 Mathematical and Microbiological Sciences
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Speaker: Dr. Joseph Kung, University of North Texas
Title: Moments of parking functions, Abel interpolation, and the number of trees and connected graphs
Date: September 6, 2013
Meet-and-Greet: 2:30 p.m. in Room 222 MM
Talk: 3:00 p.m. in Room 224 MM
Host: Dr. Xiangqian Zhou

ABSTRACT: We will explore the connection between factorial moments of parking functions and the number of labeled trees and connected graphs on n vertices and n+k edges. A tool in effecting this connection is Abel interpolation and Abel polynomials.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Dr. Kung is a professor of mathematics at University of North Texas. He attained his Ph.D at MIT in 1978 under his advisor, Dr. Gian-Carlo Rota His areas of research include combinatorics, matroid theory, lattice theory, classical invariant theory, arrangements of hyperplanes, etc. His research had been supported by NSF and NSA.

Further information about the weekly Math & Statistics Colloquia can be found at the Department website.

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Christine Krebs
Administrative Specialist
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