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From atoms to stars: the stability of matter
Student-Run Research| Speaker: | Dr. Wolfgang Spitzer, UC Davis Mathematics Dept. |
| Location: | 693 Kerr |
| Start time: | Mon, Apr 8 2002, 11:00AM |
Description
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.