Seminar Details
Symmetric Designs
- Start Date: April 18, 2018
- Event Start Time: 12:10 PM
- Event End Time: 1:00 PM
- Seminar Series: Graduate Combinatorics Seminar
- Presenter(s): Yael Davidov - Rutgers University
- Event Location: Mathematics Graduate Student Lounge -- 7th Floor | Rutgers University | Hill Center | Mathematics Department
- Presentation Type: Stand Alone Presentation
- Abstract:
This talk will be about symmetric designs. Symmetric designs are mathematical objects that include but are not limited to finite projective planes and difference sets. I will define symmetric designs, give some cool examples, and provide an outline of a proof of the Bruck-Ryser-Chowla Theorem about the possible parameters of a design which uses some fun facts from algebra (quadratic forms) and number theory.