The Math/Stats Colloquium is excited to have, as its last talk of the fall semester, Nic Brummell (UC Santa Cruz) on “The Mathematics of the Sun”. These days, thanks to spacecraft technology, we can observe the Sun with amazing detail, and yet we understand very little about how it works. As usual, mathematical models make a great laboratory for playing with some ideas, and these have provided some great insight into this mysterious object. And yet, even with massive supercomputers at our disposal, we are still very confused as to what is going on. We will explore this dilemma in this talk.
Background: This talk should be accessible to all. Some equations will be shown, but, never fear, the mysterious symbols will be translated into easy-to-understand physical phenomena. Lower-division students interested in what math is good for are especially encouraged to attend!
Note: Prof. Brummell is also here to recruit applications for the doctoral program in applied mathematics and statistics at UC Santa Cruz, and he and Dr. Gross will be having coffee with students afterwards to discuss that program. Please notify any students you think might be interested.
- Date: Wed Nov 18
- Time: 3-3:50pm
- Room: MH320
- Snacks: 2:30pm in MH331B
For more information, click here to see the full flyer, suitable for printing and posting.
Hope to see you there!
Upcoming events: Due to various accidents of the calendar, this will be the final math/stats colloquium of the fall. See you in the spring!