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DESCRIPTION:Speaker\;  Yair Shenfeld (MIT)\n\nTitle:  Optimal structures in
  convex geometry and combinatorics\n\nAbstract: \n\nWater droplets are rou
 nd because the ball is the unique shape which minimizes surface area for a
  given fixed volume. But what if we want to minimize surface area where in
  addition to fixing the volume we also fix the average width of the shape?
  This question turns out to be a very special case of long-standing conjec
 tures at the heart of convex geometry. In the first part of the talk I wil
 l explain these conjectures and the significant progress that we made towa
 rds their resolutions.  In the second part of the talk I will explain how 
 these geometric problems can provide information on problems in combinator
 ics\, which led us to the discovery of some surprising results in the theo
 ry of partially ordered sets. \n\n                                      ZO
 OM Link:\n\n                                      https://mit.zoom.us/j/94
 994298254
LOCATION:MIT-Math Dept.\,  - Building 2\, Room 449
SUMMARY:Pure Math Seminar
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.mit.edu/event/pure_math_seminar_9854
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