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[PAST EVENT] Mathematics Colloquium: Michael Tait (Carnegie Mellon University)

January 25, 2019
2pm - 3pm
Location
Jones Hall, Room 302
200 Ukrop Way
Williamsburg, VA 23185Map this location
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Mathematics Colloquium: Michael Tait (Carnegie Mellon University)

Title: Algebraic methods in extremal graph theory

Abstract: How many edges may a graph with no triangle have? Given a graph F, the Turan problem asks to maximize the number of edges in a graph on n vertices subject to the constraint that it does not contain F as a subgraph. In this talk, we will discuss constructions for this problem coming from finite geometry (eg using projective planes), combinatorial number theory, and "random polynomials".

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Gexin Yu