LMS INVITED LECTURE 2006

Professor M.F. Singer ( North Carolina State University)

Introduction to the Galois Theory of Differential and Difference Equations

31 July - 4 August 2006

T he 2006 LMS Invited Lectures will be given at Heriot-Watt University. The series is held annually: a single speaker gives a course of 10 expository lectures, examining an important topic in depth over a five day period. In the 2006 programme there will be two lectures by Professor Singer each morning, who will cover the following topics

The lecture course by Professor Singer will be supported by afternoon short courses on Model Theoretical Aspects of Differential Galois Theory, D-modules, Differential Algebra, Integrable Systems, Symbolic Computations as well as tutorials and discussions. Lectures are aimed at graduate students, post-docs and researchers from complementary areas.

All mathematicians interested in the topic are welcome to attend the lectures, although the total number of participants may be limited. There is a registration fee of £30 payable on arrival. The registration fee will be waived for research students. Limited funds are available to support participants. Priority will be given to research students and mathematicians based in the UK who would benefit from attending the lectures, but who would otherwise be prevented from attending by financial constraints.

Accommodation will be at Heriot-Watt University. For further details, or to express interest in taking part in the Invited Lecture Series, contact either Alexander Mikhailov (sashamik@maths.leeds.ac.uk) or Chris Eilbeck (J.C.Eilbeck@hw.ac.uk )

The ICMS International Workshop Algebraic Theory of Differential Equations will take place at Heriot-Watt University during the following week (6-12 August).