Special Session on

Octonions and Clifford Algebras

1997 Spring Western Sectional Meeting
of the
American Mathematical Society

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR, USA
19-20 April 1997




CONTENTS



Tentative List of Speakers
  • Rafal Ablamowicz, Matrix exponential via Clifford algebras
  • John Baez, Duality, triality and the four-color theorem
  • Geoffrey Dixon, Octonion X,Y-product: groups and Clifford algebras
  • Tevian Dray, The octonionic eigenvalue problem
  • Murat Gunaydin, Exceptional nonlinear superconformal and quasi superconformal algebras
  • Alan L Macdonald, The fundamental theorem of geometric calculus via the generalized Riemann integral
  • Corinne A Manogue, Octonionic Möbius transformations
  • Susumu Okubo, Octonions and Clifford algebras
  • William M Pezzaglia Jr, Should absolute metric signature matter in multivector theories?
  • John Ryan, Dirac operators, conformal transformations and classical harmonic analysis
  • Michael V Shapiro, On the symmetry principle in quaternionic analysis and applications
  • Frank D Smith Jr, Octonions and exceptional structures
  • Anthony Sudbery, The exceptions that prove the rule

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    Abstract Submission
    If you wish to submit an abstract for a possible short contributed talk, please do so by 18 November 1996. The abstract may be informal at this stage, and may be sent to any of the addresses below, although submission of a text or TeX file via email is preferred.
    	Tevian Dray			Corinne Manogue
    	Department of Mathematics	Department of Physics
    	Oregon State University		Oregon State University
    	Corvallis, OR  97331		Corvallis, OR  97331
    	(541) 737-5159			(541) 737-1695
    	(541) 737-0517 (FAX)		(541) 737-1683 (FAX)
    	tevian@math.orst.edu		corinne@physics.orst.edu
    

    Information for Invited Speakers
    Formal abstracts must be submitted to the AMS by 13 January 1997. Electronic submission of abstracts is highly recommended and available in a variety of formats. The AMS has an interactive submission form as well as templates for email submission as plain text or in most standard flavors of TeX. For further information, see the abstracts submission page of the AMS.

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    Hotels
    (The following information is taken from the February 1997 issue of the AMS Notices, page 296)
    Courtyard Inn (Bed and Breakfast)
    2435 NW Harrison Blvd
    (541) 754-7136, (800) 647-7136
    $65-$85 single or double
    (space available basis only)
    easy walk to OSU

    Ramada Inn
    1550 NW 9th St
    (541) 753-7326, (800) 272-6232
    $70 single, $80 double
    2 miles from OSU

    Motel Orleans
    935 NW Garfield Ave
    (541) 758-9125, (800) 626-1900
    $42 single or double
    2 miles from OSU

    Complete listing of Hotels/Motels near Oregon State University
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    Travel
    (The following information is adapted from the February 1997 issue of the AMS Notices, page 296)
    Corvallis is served by 2 airports, Eugene (EUG) 45 minutes south, and Portland (PDX) 1.75 hours north. Shuttle service is available from PDX through
    Anthony's Shuttle
    (541) 753-7831 or (800) 546-6158
    approx $40 (one-way)
    and from EUG through
    Express Cab and Shuttle
    (541) 341-8444
    approx $12-16 (one-way)
    Driving
    From Eugene airport, follow the signs for Eugene when leaving the airport until you reach the junction with Hwy 99 approximately 1 mile from the airport. Turn left on 99 and follow it to Junction City. At this point, 99 splits; turn left onto 99W to Corvallis. You enter Corvallis on 3rd St, which takes you through downtown, where you turn left on Harrison.
    From anywhere else to Corvallis, take the Corvallis/Lebanon exit off of I-5 (exit 228) and travel west on Hwy 34 about 10 miles to Corvallis. After crossing the Willamette River bridge into Corvallis, Hwy 34 becomes Harrison Blvd.
    To reach OSU, travel west on Harrison and turn left on 14th St, then right on Monroe. Campus parking lots are located along Monroe between 16th and 25th; no permit is required on weekends.

    Road map to Corvallis
    OSU campus map
    Other local information

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    Registration
    Registration will take place in Room 108 of the Math Learning Center located on the ground floor of Kidder Hall from 7:30 AM to noon and 1 PM to 5 PM on Saturday, April 19, and again from 8 AM to noon on Sunday, April 20. Lectures will take place in Gilfillan Auditorium and the Social Sciences Building.

    Registration Fees

    students and unemployed:$10
    AMS members and invited speakers: $30
    all others:$45

    Further Information
    The AMS Web site will contain further information about the Sectional Meeting at OSU as it becomes available, including a list of Invited Talks and Special Sessions, the program for each day, and a full list of speakers; more general information can be found on their Meetings and Conferences page.

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