The hippocampus plays an important role in representing space (for spatial navigation) and time (for episodic memory). Spatial representation of the environment is pivotal for navigation in rodents and primates. Two types of maps, topographical and topological, may be used for spatial representation. Rodent hippocampal place cells exhibit spatia...
Creator:
Chen, Zhe (Sage) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Created:
2013-12-11
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
Understanding molecular symmetries has many important applications in chemistry. Symmetry is used in interpreting results in crystallography, spectroscopy, and quantum chemistry, as well as in classifying molecules. Mirror image symmetry is particularly important in predicting reactions and designing new pharmaceutical products.The group of rigi...
Creator:
Flapan, Erica (Pomona College)
Created:
2013-12-10
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
In this talk I will introduce some techniques for topological reasoning within the purview of graph search-based motion planning. Classically, in robotics and artificial intelligence literature, a popular approach to dealing with complexities in configuration spaces (high dimension or topological non-trivialities) is to create a graph by placing...
Creator:
Bhattacharya, Subhrajit (University of Pennsylvania)
Created:
2014-03-03
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
Experimental neuroscience is undergoing a period of rapid progress in the collection of neural activity and connectivity data. This promises to allow more direct testing of a variety of theoretical ideas, and thus advance our understanding of 'how the brain works.' Detecting meaningful structure in neural data, however, remains a significant cha...
Creator:
Curto, Carina (University of Nebraska)
Created:
2013-12-11
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
Ayasdi technology is based on the ideas of Topological Data Analysis (TDA), and produces meaningful topological graphs across a multitude of data types (including mixed data types). Given a notion of similarity, Ayasdi will produce topological graphs which show the shape of data, generating insights into the underlying phenomena of the data set....
Creator:
Johnson, Alexis (Ayasdi, Inc.)
Created:
2014-03-06
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
Topological transport of sound waves and vibrations in solids has attracted considerable attention in the past two years. Several approaches have been proposed and some have been demonstrated. However, it remains an outstanding challenge to create platforms for topological transport of phonons at the nanoscale. In this talk, I will describe thre...
The nature and quantity of data arising out of scientific applications requires novel methods, both for exploratory analysis as well as analysis of significance and validation. One set of new methods relies on ideas and methods from topology. The study of data sets requires an extension of standard methods, which we refer to as persistent topolo...
Creator:
Carlsson, Gunnar (Stanford University)
Created:
2008-10-29
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
A photograph of a handmade Torah cover by Sara Edelstein in Hibbing, Minnesota, 1930. The cover was made for the Torah that Harry Ginsberg gave to Agudas Achim Synagogue in 1930; Also includes handwriten note dated 1994-06-27 describing the Torah Cover and provenance. Note reads: ""June 27- 1994. Torah Cover. Handmade by Sara Edelstien- Hibbing,...
Creator:
Edelstein, Sara
Contributor:
Kessler, Mildred
Created:
1994
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Simeon Hook, Staten Island, NY. Ph. D. in Urban Planning, consultant on synagogue environments. This item is part of an exhibition in honor of Adath Jeshurun Congregation's Centennial Celebration, October 15- December 22, 1983: "Judaic Needlework: The Continuing Legacy" held at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Minneapolis "Gallery C," 4330...
Created:
1983
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Myrna Tatar, Cleveland Heights, OH. Attended Cleveland Art Institute and Skowhegan school in Maine; has exhibited in numerous museum shows and has work in private collections. This item is part of an exhibition in honor of Adath Jeshurun Congregation's Centennial Celebration, October 15- December 22, 1983: "Judaic Needlework: The Continuing Lega...
Created:
1983
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
