Overview
This is an invitational workshop with a limited number of participants designed for in-depth one-on-one scientific interactions. The workshop will concentrate on the characterization of the
profile both outside and inside elliptic umbilic singularities appearing in gravitational lensing.
Petters Research Institute strongly encourages its foreign visitors to have a cultural and
nature-based experience while in Belize. This may include visiting
Garifuna, Mayan, and Mennonite communities, as well as
rain forest reserves, cayes, wildlife sanctuaries, Mayan temples, etc.
Lectures and Discussion Topics
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Monday, August 4, 9:00am-11:30am, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Equations Governing Elliptic Umbilics
(Petters)
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Tuesday, August 5, 9:00am - 11:30am, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Connecting Elliptic Umbilics to Spacetime Geometry (Petters)
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Wednesday, August 6, 9:00am - 11:30am, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Magnification Level Curves Near Elliptic Umbilics (Aazami)
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Thursday, August 7, 9:00am - 11:30am, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Mathematica Analysis of Magnification Profile About Elliptic Umbilics (Aazami)
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Friday, August 8, 9:00am - 11:00am
Open Problems (Petters)
