Workshop Announcement:

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                         Free Analysis
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                   June 19 to June 23, 2006

  American Institute of Mathematics Research Conference Center

                     Palo Alto, California

        http://aimath.org/ARCC/workshops/freeanalysis.html


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Description:
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This workshop, sponsored by AIM and the NSF, will be devoted to the
non-commutative analysis underlying problems in areas related to
free probability theory. Typical examples of these are L2 questions
for free difference quotient derivations.

The topics of the workshop are:

* free entropy (the analog of entropy in free probability theory)
* L2 Betti numbers for von Neumann algebras;
* large deviations for random multi-matrix systems.

It is important to determine the right estimates or continuities
required by these problems. Bringing together people working in
von Neumann algebras and probability theory will offer an 
opportunity to compare methods and to subject what is being tried
in one context to the test of its consequences in another one. 

The workshop is organized by
Dimitri Shlyakhtenko and Dan Voiculescu.

For more details please see the workshop announcement page:
http://aimath.org/ARCC/workshops/freeanalysis.html

Space and funding is available for a few more participants.
If you would like to participate, please apply by filling
out the on-line form (available at the link above) no later
than March 19, 2006. Applications are open to all, and
we especially encourage women, underrepresented minorities,
junior mathematicians, and researchers from primarily
undergraduate institutions to apply.

Before submitting an application, please read the ARCC
policies concerning participation and financial support
for participants.

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AIM Research Conference Center (ARCC):
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workshops in all areas of the mathematical sciences. ARCC
focused workshops are distinguished by their emphasis on
a specific mathematical goal, such as making progress on a
significant unsolved problem, understanding the proof of an
important new result, or investigating the convergence between
two distinct areas of mathematics.

For more information about ARCC, please visit
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