For more information about this meeting, contact Sergei Tabachnikov.
| Title: | Thompson's problem for 5 electrons |
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| Seminar: | Department of Mathematics Colloquium |
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| Speaker: | Richard Schwartz, Brown University |
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| Abstract: |
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| Thompson's problem, from 1904, asks how 5 electrons arrange themselves on the sphere so as to
minimize the Coulomb potential of the configuration. It has long been "known" to scientists that the triangular bi-pyramid is the best configuration, but until now there hasn't been a proof. I
will explain my rigorous, computer-aided proof that the triangular bi-pyramid is the best. |
Room Reservation Information
| Room Number: | MB114 |
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| Date: | 11 / 18 / 2010 |
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| Time: | 04:00pm - 05:00pm |
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