Interactive Proofs

September 19, 2018, 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Location:

Mathematics Graduate Student Lounge -- 7th Floor

Rutgers University

Hill Center

Mathematics Department

110 Frelinghuysen Road

Piscataway, NJ 08854

Justin Semonsen, Rutgers University

What is a proof? What is a proof to a computer? In this talk, we will develop a number of ways to prove whether two graphs are isomorphic or not, and thereby explore the power and limitations of interactive proofs.