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Ergodic Theory/Probability - Ilya Vinogradov

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September 11, 2014
3:00PM - 4:00PM
MW 154

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Add to Calendar 2014-09-11 15:00:00 2014-09-11 16:00:00 Ergodic Theory/Probability - Ilya Vinogradov Title: Effective Ratner Theorem for ASL(2, R) and the gaps of the sequence  \( \sqrt n \) modulo 1Speaker: Ilya Vinogradov, Bristol (UK)Seminar Type:  Ergodic Theory/ProbabilityAbstract: Let \( G=SL(2,\R)\ltimes R^2\) and \(Gamma=SL(2,Z)\ltimes Z^2\). Building on recent work of Strombergsson we prove a rate of equidistribution for the orbits of a certain 1-dimensional unipotent flow of Gamma\G, which projects to a closed horocycle in the unit tangent bundle to the modular surface. We use this to answer a question of Elkies and McMullen by making effective the convergence of the gap distribution of sqrt n mod . MW 154 Department of Mathematics math@osu.edu America/New_York public

Title: Effective Ratner Theorem for ASL(2, R) and the gaps of the sequence  \( \sqrt n \) modulo 1

Speaker: Ilya Vinogradov, Bristol (UK)

Seminar Type:  Ergodic Theory/Probability

Abstract: Let \( G=SL(2,\R)\ltimes R^2\) and \(Gamma=SL(2,Z)\ltimes Z^2\). Building on recent work of Strombergsson we prove a rate of equidistribution for the orbits of a certain 1-dimensional unipotent flow of Gamma\G, which projects to a closed horocycle in the unit tangent bundle to the modular surface. We use this to answer a question of Elkies and McMullen by making effective the convergence of the gap distribution of sqrt n mod .

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