BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Mathematical Sciences - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:/math X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Mathematical Sciences REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250227T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250227T120000 DTSTAMP:20260419T112848 CREATED:20250226T135546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T135546Z UID:10016210-1740650400-1740657600@uwm.edu SUMMARY:PhD Dissertation Defense: Kimberly Harry DESCRIPTION:Kostant’s Formula and Parking Functions: Combinatorial Explorations\nKimberly Harry\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee \nWe let L(λ) denote the irreducible highest weight representation of the classical simple Lie algebra g with highest weight λ. Kostant’s weight multiplicity formula gives a way to compute the multiplicity of a weight µ in L(λ)\, denoted m(λ\, µ)\, via an alternating sum over the Weyl group whose terms involve the Kostant partition function. The Weyl alternation set A(λ\, µ) is the set of Weyl group elements that contribute nontrivially to the multiplicity m(λ\, µ). We prove that Weyl alternation sets are order ideals in the weak Bruhat order of the Weyl group. Specializing to the Lie algebra of type A\, we prove that the Weyl alternation sets A(˜α\, µ)\, where ˜α is the highest root of sl_{r+1}(C) and µ is a positive root is a product of Fibonacci numbers. Using this result\, we show that the q-multiplicity of the positive root in the representation L(˜α) is precisely a power of q. We give a complete characterization of the Weyl alternation sets A(˜α\, µ)\, where µ is now a negative root of sl_{r+1}(C). We also show that the cardinality of these Weyl alternation sets satisfies a two-term recurrence relation involving Fibonacci numbers. Time permitting I will present further results related to collaborative projects I have contributed to during my years at 51ÁÔÆæ. \nAdvisor: Pamela E. Harris \nCommittee Members:\nProfs. Jeb Willenbring\, Kevin McLeod\, Gabriella Pinter\, and Jonah Gaster URL:/math/event/phd-dissertation-defense-kimberly-harry/ LOCATION:EMS Building\, Room W434\, W434; 3200 N Cramer St.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53211\, United States CATEGORIES:Graduate Student Defenses ORGANIZER;CN="The Department of Mathematical Sciences":MAILTO:math-staff@uwm.edu X-TRIBE-STATUS: GEO:43.0758771;-87.8858312 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=EMS Building Room W434 W434; 3200 N Cramer St. Milwaukee WI 53211 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=W434; 3200 N Cramer St.:geo:-87.8858312,43.0758771 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR