Welcome to The Centre for Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory
The Centre for Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory (CeCANT) encompasses a broad spectrum of research with a long and distinguished history at Queen Mary. CeCANT includes over 20 academic staff in the School of Mathematical Sciences (SMS). The centre includes a vibrant community of PhD students, fully embedded in our research culture, and has strong research connections with other centres in SMS and beyond.
Within the Faculty of Science and Engineering we align strategically with the Fundamental Discovery Science theme, with the bulk of our research aiming to address fundamental questions in pure mathematics. Our strengths extend to applied mathematical areas, notably game theory in economics and combinatorial optimisation.
News
Recent Publications
- Gromov–Witten theory via roots and logarithms
Battistella L, Nabijou N and Ranganathan D
Geometry & Topology, Mathematical Sciences Publishers vol. 28 (7), 3309-3355.
25-11-2024 - Improved bounds for the zeros of the chromatic polynomial via Whitney's Broken Circuit Theorem
Jenssen M, Patel V and Regts G
Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series B, Elsevier vol. 169, 233-252.
01-11-2024 - Universality for tropical and logarithmic maps
Corrigan G, Nabijou N and Simms D
ÉPijournal De GéOméTrie AlgéBrique, Centre Pour La Communication Scientifique Directe (Ccsd) vol. Volume 8
17-09-2024
Recent Grants
- Fourier coefficients, periods and L-functions
Abhishek Saha
£75,827 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
18-12-2024 - 17-12-2025 - COW Algebraic Geometry Seminar (LMS 2024)
Navid Nabijou
£1,500 London Mathematical Society (LMS)
01-12-2024 - 30-11-2025 - Toward a cohomology of theories
Ivan Tomasic
£80,860 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-09-2024 - 31-08-2025