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SUMMARY:Matt Baker
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 >The Algebra of Forgetfulness</a>\nby Matt Baker as part of Upstate New Yo
 rk Online Number Theory Colloquium\n\n\nAbstract\nThere are a several theo
 rems in algebra where one purposely forgets\ncertain information about the
  coefficients of a polynomial and then sees whether\ncertain properties of
  the roots can still be determined. A prototypical example is\nDescartes
 ’ Rule of Signs\, where we forget everything about a polynomial P except
  for\nthe signs of its coefficients and then ask for information about the
  signs of the\nreal roots of P. I will explain a novel algebraic framework
  for systematically\nunderstanding results of this type. As time permits\,
  I will discuss connections to\nmatroid theory\, including the algebraic f
 oundations underlying the construction of a\n"moduli space of matroids". T
 his is joint work with Oliver Lorscheid.\n
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