Richard Kenyon (1.1) Limit shapes beyond dimers
Channel: IAS | Park City Mathematics Institute | PCMI
Date: 2017-07-05

Richard Kenyon, Brown University. We discuss limit shape theorems for random tilings and a recent extension to a "non-determinantal" setting, a special case of the 6-vertex model. This is joint work with Jan de Gier (Melbourne) and Sam Watson (Brown). 

Research Problem presented at the 27th Annual PCMI Summer Session, Random Matrices, held June 25 – July 15, 2017. The residential, three-week Summer Session is the flagship activity of the IAS/Park City Mathematics Institute (PCMI).

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