Mathematics Colloquium: The Secret Algebraic Lives of Graphs

Speaker:  Keri Sather-Wagstaff, Clemson University and NSF

Title:  The Secret Algebraic Lives of Graphs

Abstract:  This will be a talk about graphs, i.e., finite simple graphs (networks with finitely many nodes and no loops or multi-edges). I will discuss how one can use algebra to understand certain aspects of these objects (e.g., aspects of graph domination problems), and how one can use graphs to understand certain esoteric algebraic concepts like the Cohen-Macaulay property. This talk will be accessible to a broad audience including beginning graduate students and advanced undergraduate math majors. In particular, I will not assume that audience members are familiar with these esoteric algebraic concepts.

Time:  Friday, September 30, 2022, 3:30pm – 4:20pm

Place:  Exploratory Hall, room 4106

Zoom and In-person