Title: The Umbral Transfer Matrix Method
Speaker: Andrew Baxter, Rutgers University
Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 12:10pm
Location: Graduate Student Lounge, 7th Floor, Hill Center, Rutgers University, Busch Campus, Piscataway, NJ
In 2000 Zeilberger introduced the umbral transfer matrix method, which combines the umbral calculus with the transfer matrices. This expository talk will outline the transfer matrix method, and then demonstrate how umbral operators strengthen the method.