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Domino Tilings of the Aztec Diamond in Random Environment and Schur Generating Functions
We study the asymptotic behavior of random domino tilings of the Aztec diamond of size $M$ in a random environment, where the environment is a one-periodic sequence of i.i.d. random weights attached to domino positions (i.e., to the edges of the underlying portion of the square grid). We consider two cases: either the variance of the weights decreases at a critical scale $1/M$, or the distribution of the weights is fixed. In the former case, the unrescaled fluctuations of the domino height function are governed by the sum of a Gaussian Free Field and an independent Brownian motion. In the latter case, we establish fluctuations on the much larger scale $\sqrt M$, given by the Brownian motion alone.
To access asymptotic fluctuations in random environment, we employ the method of Schur generating functions. Moreover, we substantially extend the known Law of Large Numbers and Central Limit Theorems for particle systems via Schur generating functions in order to apply them to our setting. These results might be of independent interest.
Teaching with AI: Reflections and Practical Examples
Presentation on integrating AI tools into the teaching workflow, covering practical examples, live demonstrations, and reflections on the changing landscape of education with AI assistance. Topics include using AI for problem generation, student interaction patterns, and maintaining academic integrity while leveraging these powerful tools.
The presentation includes hands-on examples with Claude, demonstrations of real-time problem-solving, and discussion of pedagogical implications. Special attention is given to the balance between AI assistance and developing students’ independent thinking skills.
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Reflections on teaching math with AI
Random Fibonacci Words - LaTeX Notes
Fibonacci words are words of 1’s and 2’s, graded by the total sum of the digits. They form a differential poset (YF) which is an estranged cousin of the Young lattice powering irreducible representations of the symmetric group. We introduce families of “coherent” measures on YF depending on many parameters, which come from the theory of clone Schur functions (Okada 1994). We characterize parameter sequences ensuring positivity of the measures, and we describe the large-scale behavior of some ensembles of random Fibonacci words. The subject has connections to total positivity of tridiagonal matrices, Stieltjes moment sequences, orthogonal polynomials from the (q-)Askey scheme, and residual allocation (stick-breaking) models.
Based on the joint work with J. Scott.
AIM workshop All roads to the KPZ universality class
Simulations of random permutations from the staircase reduced word
