Welcome to the OU Mathematics Department!
Spotlight
In her research, graduate student Julia Maddox is investigating finite-dimensional representations of the Lie algebra Sp(4,C). She recently discovered an interesting identity allowing her to easily calculate the weight multiplicities of such a representation.
(Vn+1,0⊗Vm-1,0)⊕(Vn-1,0⊗Vm-1,0)⊕Vn,m = (Vn,0⊗Vm,0)⊕(Vn,0⊗Vm-2,0)
This is Julia's formula relating the finite-dimensional representation Vn,m to tensor products of simpler, diamond-shaped representations Vn,0. The indices m and n denote the coordinates of the maximal weight with respect to the fundamental dominant weights in the root system C4 (picture). Julia's formula has applications to calculating L- and ε-factors for representations of the group GSp(4) over local fields.
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Physical Sciences Building
Our main offices are located in Room 423 of the Physical Sciences Center, 601 Elm Avenue, on the OU Norman campus.
Rose garden with
Physical Sciences Center
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Department of Mathematics
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019-3103
405-325-6711
Did you know?
Each fall the Mathematics Department organizes the OU Math Day for high school students from all over Oklahoma.
Department News
Midwest Geometry Conference 2012
This year's Midwest Geometry Conference will be held at the University of Oklahoma on May 12-13, 2012.
2012 University and College Awards
The Mathematics Department congratulates Professor Christian Remling for receiving the Regents' Award for Superior Research, Professor Andy Miller for being named David Ross Boyd Professor, and Professor Jonathan Kujawa for receiving the Irene Rothbaum Award for Outstanding Assistant Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Undergraduate Degrees
Undergraduate students who might like to consider mathematics for a major degree or a minor degree, can obtain information and discuss opportunities with Dr. Pat Cross, Room 425 of the Physical Sciences Center.