Workshop Announcement: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Free Analysis ---------------------------------------------------------------- June 19 to June 23, 2006 American Institute of Mathematics Research Conference Center Palo Alto, California http://aimath.org/ARCC/workshops/freeanalysis.html ------------ Description: ------------ This workshop, sponsored by AIM and the NSF, will be devoted to the non-commutative analysis underlying problems in areas related to free probability theory. Typical examples of these are L2 questions for free difference quotient derivations. The topics of the workshop are: * free entropy (the analog of entropy in free probability theory) * L2 Betti numbers for von Neumann algebras; * large deviations for random multi-matrix systems. It is important to determine the right estimates or continuities required by these problems. Bringing together people working in von Neumann algebras and probability theory will offer an opportunity to compare methods and to subject what is being tried in one context to the test of its consequences in another one. The workshop is organized by Dimitri Shlyakhtenko and Dan Voiculescu. For more details please see the workshop announcement page: http://aimath.org/ARCC/workshops/freeanalysis.html Space and funding is available for a few more participants. If you would like to participate, please apply by filling out the on-line form (available at the link above) no later than March 19, 2006. Applications are open to all, and we especially encourage women, underrepresented minorities, junior mathematicians, and researchers from primarily undergraduate institutions to apply. Before submitting an application, please read the ARCC policies concerning participation and financial support for participants. -------------------------------------- AIM Research Conference Center (ARCC): -------------------------------------- The AIM Research Conference Center (ARCC) hosts focused workshops in all areas of the mathematical sciences. ARCC focused workshops are distinguished by their emphasis on a specific mathematical goal, such as making progress on a significant unsolved problem, understanding the proof of an important new result, or investigating the convergence between two distinct areas of mathematics. For more information about ARCC, please visit http://www.aimath.org/ARCC/