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CATEGORIES:SMS Seminars
CONTACT:Vaughan Jones
DESCRIPTION:Thinking about the dimensions of things\, we recognise that the
  algebra we\nlearned at school is pretty much a one dimensional affair. We
  will consider\na new form of algebra based on two-dimensional configurati
 ons.\nWe will have a quick look at places in mathematics and physics\, suc
 h as\nquantum computing\, where this ‘planar algebra’ appears to be necess
 ary.\nThe talk will be illustrated with copious anecdotes and pictures.\n\
 nVaughan Jones is Co-director of the NZIMA. He received the Fields Medal (
 the mathematical\nequivalent of the Nobel Prize) in 1990\, and many other 
 honours for his work. Among these\, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship
  in 1986\, and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1990. In
  1993 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Science\, and in 
 2002 he was made a Distinguished Companion of the Order of New Zealand.\n\
 n6.30 pm Refreshments   • 7 pm Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20070316T183000
LOCATION:MacLaurin Lecture Theatre 102 
ORGANIZER:Vaughan Jones
SUMMARY:Vaughan Jones - Why Flatland is a Great Place to do Algebra
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URL:http://www.mcs.vuw.ac.nz/news/jones07.pdf
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