BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal iCal API//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Events items teaser X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6830f7bb07636 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210125T113000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210125T113000 URL:/combinatorics-and-optimization/events/algebraic-gr aph-theory-seminar-chris-godsil-34 SUMMARY:Algebraic Graph Theory Seminar - Chris Godsil CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nTITLE: The Matchings Polynomial\n\nSpeaker:\n Chri s Godsil\n\nAffiliation:\n University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ\n\nZoom:\n Contact Soffi a Arnadottir\n\nABSTRACT:\n\nA $k$-matching in a graph is a matching of si ze $k$\, and $p(X\,k)$\ndenotes the number of $k$-matchings in $X$.\n\nThe matching polynomial of a graph is a form of generating function\nfor the sequence $(p(X\,k))_{k\\ge0}$.\n\nIf is closely related to the characteris tic polynomial of a graph. I\nwill discuss some of the many interesting pr operties of this\npolynomial\, and some of the related open problems.\n DTSTAMP:20250523T223331Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR