Logic Seminar Abstracts





Title:  Introduction to Constraint Satisfaction over infinite structures
Speaker:  Michael Pinsker
Affiliation:   Université Diderot - Paris 7
Time:  2pm, Tuesday, April 29
Location:  Math 220

Abstract:  
The Constraint Satisfaction Problem (CSP) of a finite or countable first-order structure S in a finite relational language is the problem of deciding whether a given conjunction of atomic formulas in that language is satisfiable in S. Many classical computational problems can be modelled this way.

The study of CSPs involves an interesting combination of techniques from universal algebra, Ramsey theory, and model theory. This talk will present an overview over these techniques as well as some wild conjectures.





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