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From atoms to stars: the stability of matter
Student-Run Research Seminar| Speaker: | Dr. Wolfgang Spitzer, UC Davis Mathematics Dept. |
| Location: | 693 Kerr |
| Start time: | Mon, Apr 8 2002, 11:00AM |
We discuss how quantum mechanics explains the stability of atoms, molecules and even stars. This leads to fundamental and important problems in analysis (e.g. Sobolev inequalities) which have been explored in great detail in the last 25 years.