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SUMMARY:Public Talk on Canonical Forms featuring Noam Elkies
DESCRIPTION:
 FRIB invites the community to the next Advanced 
 Studies Gateway public talk event. A lecture 
 about a mathematician's view of canonical forms 
 featuring Harvard professor of mathematics 
 Noam Elkies will begin at 8 p.m. on Dec. 10 
 in 1300 FRIB Laboratory, 640 South Shaw Lane, 
 on Michigan State University's campus.\n
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 In a musical canon-be it "Three Blind Mice" or 
 the climax of a Bach fugue-a melody can act 
 as its own harmony. The task of finding such 
 melodies leads us to consider musical structure 
 from points of view usually associated with 
 science and mathematics, not the arts. The 
 lecture will be illustrated with diagrams as 
 well as a variety of musical examples (including 
 at least one improvised in real time), and 
 will require no technical background in either 
 music or mathematics. Partial financial 
 support is provided by the MSU Office of the 
 Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies.\n
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 All 
 Advanced Studies Gateway events are 
 free and open to the public. Parking will 
 be available in the Shaw Lane and Wharton Center 
 parking ramps. \n
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 The Advanced Studies Gateway 
 is an initiative at FRIB that brings together 
 researchers, innovators, creative thinkers, 
 artists, and performers from all fields 
 and strengthens ties between Michigan State 
 University and the community. Activities include 
 research workshops as well as public talks, 
 concerts, and special events that are free 
 and open to the public.\n
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 For more information 
 about the Advanced Studies Gateway at FRIB, 
 visit frib.msu.edu/gateway.\n
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 Price: Free\n
 Sponsor: public\n
 Contact name: FRIB Communications\n
 Contact email: communications@frib.msu.edu\n
 for more info visit the web at:\n 
 http://frib.msu.edu/gateway\n
LOCATION:Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
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