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I'm a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Riverside.
I received my Ph.D. in June 2007 from the Department of Mathematics at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. My advisors were Eli Aljadeff and Baruch Solel.
This is my CV.
This is my Mathematical Ancestry.

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Research:

Operator Algebras:

My main research field is C*-algebras. In the past few years I have been focusing on groupoids and their C*-algebras. In my Ph.D. work, Titled "Taking groupoid C*-algebras to the limit", I studied groupoids for open covers, their C*-algebras and limits. This research, which is in part joint work with Daniel Markiewicz, is part of a more ambitious project I hope to pursue: Study the Brauer theory of continuous trace C*-algebras, via carrying out classical results and phenomena from the well developed Brauer theory for fields.
Previously, in my M.Sc. thesis, I investigated Lie ideals in nest subalgebras of von-Neumann algebras.

Special Relativity:

I have been working together with Guy Tsabary as a side interest, on developing an idea for 3 time dimensions in Special Relativity. This idea evolved into An Alternative Mathematical Model for Special Relativity , published in Il Nuovo Cimento B (see below).

Participation in International Conferences:

AMS Western Section Meeting - Special Session on C*-algebras, Subfactors and Free Probability at Claremont McKenna College, May 3 - 4, 2008.
Topics in Von Neumann Algebras at the Banff International Research Station (BIRS), March 23 - 28, 2008.
West Coast Operator Algebra Seminar (WCOAS) at the California State University, Long Beach, February 2 - 3, 2008.
C*-Algebras Associated to Discrete and Dynamical Systems at the Banff International Research Station (BIRS), January 27 - February 1, 2008.
Barcelona Conference on C*-Algebras and their Invariants at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, June 11 - 15, 2007.
35'th Canadian Operator Symposium (COSy) at the University of Guelph, June 5 - 9, 2007.
Groupoids in Operator Algebras and Noncommutative Geometry at the Institut Henri Poincare, Paris, February 26 - March 2, 2007.
GPOTS 2004 (Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium) at Texas A&M University, May 26 - May 30, 2004.
CBMS Conference on Graph C*-Algebras at the University of Iowa, May 31- June 4, 2004.

Publications:

  • Limits of Groupoid C*-algebras arising from Open Covers, with Daniel Markiewicz, submitted (e-print: arXiv:0803.2374v1 [math.OA], 2008).
  • A note about a certain Groupoid C*-algebra Map, with Daniel Markiewicz, in preparation.
  • Taking Groupoid C*-algebras to the Limit, Ph.D. thesis, English, Department of Mathematics, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, June 2007.
  • An Alternative Mathematical Model for Special Relativity, with Guy Tsabary, Il Nuovo Cimento B, Volume 120 (2005), Issue 2, pp. 179-196.
  • Lie Ideals in Nest Subalgebras of von-Meumann algebras, M.Sc. thesis, English, Department of Mathematics, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, March 2001.

    NEW! UCR Operator Algebras Seminar:

    The UCR Operator Algebras and related topics seminar meets on Mondays at 10:10 - 11:00 a.m. in room 284, Surge building.
    Scheduled talks and abstracts can be found here.

    NEW! Groupoidfest 2008:

    Groupoidfest 2008 will be held this coming Fall at the University of California, Riverside, on the weekend of November 22-23, 2008.
    Further details can be found here.

    Teaching:

    Spring quarter 2008:

    Math 260 - Mathematical Physics and Dynamical Systems (MPDS) Seminar, Thursday 3:40-5:00 pm, Surge 268 - Organizing for Michel Lapidus (on sabatical leave)
    Math 151A - Advanced Calculus. All course materials, including assignments, announcements and grades, can be found on iLearn.

    Office Hours: 232 Surge Building - Wednesday 11:10-12:00, Friday 10:10-11:00

    Winter quarter 2008:

    Math 8B - Introduction to College Mathematics for the Sciences.
    Math 10A - Multi-Variable Calculus.

    Fall quarter 2007:

    Math 8B - Introduction to College Mathematics for the Sciences.
    Math 9C - First Year Calculus.

    Past:

    As a PhD student I was lecturing and prior to that a TA in the Technion, teaching a variety of courses.
    My tutorials in 2 courses were recorded for the Technion video library.

    Personal:

    I am married to Efrat, and father of Ofek, Noga, and Almog.

    Contact:

  • Address : Department of Mathematics, University of California, Riverside CA, 92521, USA
  • Office : 232 Surge Building.
  • Phone : 1-951-827-7383
  • E-mail : avivc@math.ucr.edu