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A uniform approach to fundamental sequences and hierarchies
In this article we give a unifying approach to the theory of fundamental sequences and their related Hardy hierarchies of number-theoretic functions and we show the equivalence of the new approach with the classical one
Complexity Hierarchies Beyond Elementary
We introduce a hierarchy of fast-growing complexity classes and show its
suitability for completeness statements of many non elementary problems. This
hierarchy allows the classification of many decision problems with a
non-elementary complexity, which occur naturally in logic, combinatorics,
formal languages, verification, etc., with complexities ranging from simple
towers of exponentials to Ackermannian and beyond.Comment: Version 3 is the published version in TOCT 8(1:3), 2016. I will keep
updating the catalogue of problems from Section 6 in future revision
Complexity Bounds for Ordinal-Based Termination
`What more than its truth do we know if we have a proof of a theorem in a
given formal system?' We examine Kreisel's question in the particular context
of program termination proofs, with an eye to deriving complexity bounds on
program running times.
Our main tool for this are length function theorems, which provide complexity
bounds on the use of well quasi orders. We illustrate how to prove such
theorems in the simple yet until now untreated case of ordinals. We show how to
apply this new theorem to derive complexity bounds on programs when they are
proven to terminate thanks to a ranking function into some ordinal.Comment: Invited talk at the 8th International Workshop on Reachability
Problems (RP 2014, 22-24 September 2014, Oxford
Algebro-Geometric Quasi-Periodic Finite-Gap Solutions of the Toda and Kac-van Moerbeke Hierarchies
Combining algebro-geometric methods and factorization techniques for finite
difference expressions we provide a complete and self-contained treatment of
all real-valued quasi-periodic finite-gap solutions of both the Toda and
Kac-van Moerbeke hierarchies. In order to obtain our principal new result, the
algebro-geometric finite-gap solutions of the Kac-van Moerbeke hierarchy, we
employ particular commutation methods in connection with Miura-type
transformations which enable us to transfer whole classes of solutions (such as
finite-gap solutions) from the Toda hierarchy to its modified counterpart, the
Kac-van Moerbeke hierarchy, and vice versa.Comment: LaTeX, to appear in Memoirs of the Amer. Math. So
Tracing evolutionary links between species
The idea that all life on earth traces back to a common beginning dates back
at least to Charles Darwin's {\em Origin of Species}. Ever since, biologists
have tried to piece together parts of this `tree of life' based on what we can
observe today: fossils, and the evolutionary signal that is present in the
genomes and phenotypes of different organisms. Mathematics has played a key
role in helping transform genetic data into phylogenetic (evolutionary) trees
and networks. Here, I will explain some of the central concepts and basic
results in phylogenetics, which benefit from several branches of mathematics,
including combinatorics, probability and algebra.Comment: 18 pages, 6 figures (Invited review paper (draft version) for AMM
The Asymptotic Cone of Teichm\"uller Space: Thickness and Divergence
We study the Asymptotic Cone of Teichm\"uller space equipped with the
Weil-Petersson metric. In particular, we provide a characterization of the
canonical finest pieces in the tree-graded structure of the asymptotic cone of
Teichm\"uller space along the same lines as a similar characterization for
right angled Artin groups by Behrstock-Charney and for mapping class groups by
Behrstock-Kleiner-Minksy-Mosher. As a corollary of the characterization, we
complete the thickness classification of Teichm\"uller spaces for all surfaces
of finite type, thereby answering questions of Behrstock-Drutu,
Behrstock-Drutu-Mosher, and Brock-Masur. In particular, we prove that
Teichm\"uller space of the genus two surface with one boundary component (or
puncture) can be uniquely characterized in the following two senses: it is
thick of order two, and it has superquadratic yet at most cubic divergence. In
addition, we characterize strongly contracting quasi-geodesics in Teichm\"uller
space, generalizing results of Brock-Masur-Minsky. As a tool, we develop a
complex of separating multicurves, which may be of independent interest.Comment: This paper comprises the main portion of the author's doctoral
thesis, 54 page
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