Math 299: Interacting Particle Systems & Stochastic Growth Models, CRN 69866

This seminar meets Monday at 5:10-6:30 PM in MSB 3106, Large Seminar Room.

The general theory of interacting particles is described in the classic books by Tom Liggett: Interacting Particle Systems and Stochastic Interacting Systems: Contact, Voter and Exclusion Processs. Timo Seppäläinen's notes (a book in progress) on exclusion processes is also an excellent resource [pdf].

One aspect of the seminar will be on the application of methods from integrable systems, e.g. random matrix theory, Bethe Ansatz, Yang-Baxter equations, to models of interacting particle systems.

Spring 2010 Schedule:

March 29: Greg Shinault, PNG Model and the Airy Process.

All students are invited to attend and to participate in the discussions. Students attending (but not giving lectures) can register for one or two units of credit.