Tuesday March 20, 2018 3:00 p.m. Yost, 306
Speaker: Matthias Reitzner
Title: Empty Simplices
Abstract: Given a finite point set $X$ in the plane, we call a triangle $(x,y,z)$ with vertices in $X$ empty if no other point of $X$ is contained in this triangle.
The degree of a pair $(x,y)$ is the...
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Friday March 23, 2018 3:15 p.m. Yost, 306
Speaker: Nick Moore, Florida State University Department of Mathematics
Title: How Focused Flexibility Maximizes the Thrust Production of Flapping Wings
Abstract: Birds, insects, and fish all exploit the fact that flexible wings or fins generally perform better. It is not clear, though, how to best...