Ergodicity in Physical Systems and Beyond Conference: 8-10 July 2024 The School of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Lincoln is hosting the Ergodicity in Physical Systems and Beyond Conference. The aim of the Conference is to bring together the diverse communities having an interest in the ergodicity and its applications to share recent developments in the field. For more information visit the website of the conference here: https://ergodicityphysicsbeyond.wordpress.com/ Conference Programme Monday, 8th July 20249:30 – 10:00 Registration 10:00 – 10:20 Opening 10:20 ..read more

Talk at a workshop on Algebraic and Geometric Aspects of Differential and Difference Equations On 13th June 2024 Dr. Theodoros Kouloukas gave a talk on the Liouville integrability of cluster maps and integrable deformations at the Algebraic and Geometric Aspects of Differential and Difference Equations workshop at the University of Portsmouth. Abstract: We introduce a class of birational maps derived by sequences of cluster mutations and study their Liouville integrability using the properties of the underlying cluster algebra structure. We also consider deformations of the cluster maps ..read more

Talk at a conference on Algebraic Aspects of the Yang-Baxter Equation On 5th June 2024 Dr. Theodoros Kouloukas gave a talk on the Integrability of Deformed Cluster Maps at the conference at Heriot-Watt University on algebraic aspects of the Yang-Baxter equation. Abstract: We present deformations of cluster mutations with covariant log-canonical presymplectic forms defined by the corresponding exchange matrix. By considering periodic sequences of cluster mutations, we define deformed cluster maps and investigate their Liouville integrability. We study examples of parametric deformations ..read more

Loughborough/Lincoln grant Helen Willcock (Loughborough) and Martin Greenall (Lincoln) have secured funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for the project ‘Core Exposure in Responsive Polymer Systems’. The aim of the project is to find the conditions under which the core of a polymer particle in solution becomes exposed, a question that is important in applications including drug delivery and oil recovery. The grant will fund two research associates in Loughborough and academic staff costs in both universities ..read more

CECAM in Lincoln again! Out-of-equilibrium soft matter: challenges and perspectives 5 years past and we are hosting another CECAM workshop! CECAM Workshop: Out-of-equilibrium soft matter: challenges and perspectives at the University of Lincoln, UK June 26 – 28, 2024. Organisers: Javier Diaz University of Barcelona, Spain Claire McIlroy Andrei Zvelindovsky University of Lincoln, United Kingdom ..read more

Grant of the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research Congratulations to Dr Yuri Santos Rego! He has successfully secured a grant of the Heillbronn Institute for Mathematical Research, which will support the conference “Trending Aspects in Group Cohomology” in Lincoln on 2–3 July 2024. This conference is also supported by Yuri’s grant of the London Mathematical Society ..read more

The algebra team of the University of Lincoln was founded in 2014, alongside the School of Mathematics and Physics of the University. Since then, Professor Evgeny Khukhro, co-founder of the School, has led the team — which turned into the Charlotte Scott Research Centre for Algebra in 2018 — to become a thriving research group in the East Midlands. This short conference, taking place online, 12-14 June 2024, marks two memorable occasions: the retirement of our dear colleague, mentor, and friend, Evgeny Khukhro, and the 10th Anniversary of the Algebra Group and the School of Maths an ..read more

May 2024 update of the “Kourovka Notebook” An update for the current 20th edition of “Kourovka Notebook (Unsolved Problems in Group Theory)” is  posted. A few new solutions and new references appear, both for problems from the latest section and from the previous ones. (But of course many problems remain very much open:-).) Recall that “Kourovka Notebook” is a famous collection of open problems in group theory proposed by hundreds of mathematicians from all over the world, published every 2-4 years since 1965.Sponsored by School of Mathematic ..read more

Evgeny Khukhro’s invited plenary talk at an international algebraic conference in Ischia Evgeny Khukhro gave an invited plenary talk at the international conference “Ischia Group Theory 2024”, which took place on 8–13 Aril 2024 in Ischia (Italy). This biennial conference is one of the major events in the academic calendar attracting experts in group theory from all over the world. Evgeny reported on his joint results with Cristina Acciarri, Robert Guralnick, and Pavel Shumyatsky ..read more

Seminar talk by Gabriel Cassimiro Pereira (São Paulo State University) On this Wednesday, 8th of May 2024, Gabriel Cassimiro Pereira (São Paulo State University) has given a talk at the Charlotte Scott Centre at Lincoln during his visit. He spoke about the undergraduate research he has done in Brazil. The talk was entitled Classification of surfaces ..read more