Workshop Announcement: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Percolation on transitive graphs ---------------------------------------------------------------- May 5 to May 9, 2008 American Institute of Mathematics Research Conference Center Palo Alto, California http://aimath.org/ARCC/workshops/percolation.html ------------ Description: ------------ This workshop, sponsored by AIM and the NSF, will be devoted to percolation on transitive graphs, most importantly, on Cayley graphs of finitely generated infinite groups. Geometric properties of Cayley graphs often turn out to have counterparts in the probabilistic world, and vice versa, but the translations between the different viewpoints are not always trivial. The aim of this workshop is to bring together people working in geometric group theory, probability and dynamics to learn from each other about the relevant techniques in these fields and thus generate new momentum to solve some of the persistent open problems. The workshop is organized by Gabor Pete and Mark Sapir. For more details please see the workshop announcement page: http://aimath.org/ARCC/workshops/percolation.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 February 1, 2008. 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 AIM policies concerning participation and financial support for participants. -------------------------------- AIM Research Conference Center: -------------------------------- The American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) hosts focused workshops in all areas of the mathematical sciences. AIM 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, please visit http://www.aimath.org/research/