Date/Time
Date(s) - 24/02/2026 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Speaker: Paul W. Ayers (Chemistry & Chemical Biology, McMaster University)
Location: Hamilton Hall, Room 312
Title: Parameterization of the Many-Body Quantum-Mechanical Wavefunction: A Problem for Algebraic Geometry?
Abstract: I will discuss the combinatoric structure of the wavefunction in many-body quantum mechanics and some known links to algebraic geometry. I’ll present several conjectures and open questions, explaining their conceptual and computational importance.