Mathematical Sciences: Conference on Symbolic Dynamics and its Applications; July 28 - August 2, l991, Yale University

符号动力学及相关领域目前正在经历戏剧性的发展。最近引进的深度和强大的机械解决了一些最困难和最诱人的开放问题。此外，符号动力学在其他领域也产生了重大影响，例如在刻画非负实矩阵的非零谱方面，或者在构造用于数据存储和传输的代码方面。这笔赠款将部分资助将于1991年7月在耶鲁大学举行的关于符号动力学及其应用的会议。要强调的主题包括符号动力系统、几何动力学的应用、信息论和线性代数以及与遍历理论的联系。很大一部分年轻研究人员将被邀请发言，会议应以有意义的方式推动当前这一活跃而重要的研究领域。

Symbolic dynamics and related areas are currently undergoing dramatic developments. The recent introduction of deep and powerful machinery has solved some of the hardest and most tantalizing open problems. In addition, symbolic dynamics is having a substantial impact in other areas, such as in characterizing the non-zero spectrum of non-negative real matrices, or in constructing codes for data storage and transmission. This grant will partially support a conference on symbolic dynamics and its applications to be held at Yale University in July, 1991. The topics to be emphasized include symbolic dynamical systems, applications to geometric dynamics, information theory, and linear algebra as well as connections with ergodic theory. A significant portion of young researchers will be among the invited speakers, and the conference should advance this active and important area of current research in a meaningful way.