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"Complex Analysis" Schools Grad Life
By FiCsUr
Posted Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 11:51:51 PM PDT
Four "Complex Analysis" schools ... which one would you choose ???

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Hi guys,

I am a student interested in complex analysis(several complex variables/dynamics/geometric function theory).

I have been admitted to four schools. To Indiana University, Purdue, UIUC and Stony-Brook. (with TA support, all of them)

All of these universities have respected faculty members in the mentioned areas.

Does anyone know some info about these four schools(concerning complex analysis if possible, but I appreciate any other information)?

Thanks ...
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[new] Congratulations (none / 0) (#1)
by eme2940820 on Wed Mar 05, 2008 at 12:02:24 AM PDT

Hello FiCsUr, Congratulations on being accepted with financial support to the four places you mentioned. I am sorry, but I do not have any specific information on those schools. I do, however, understand that they are very highly rated. I am curious: what kind of credentials does one need to get into to these sort of places?


[new] Complex Analysis (none / 0) (#2)
by luttman on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 08:14:00 AM PDT

Greetings, First of all, let me reiterate the congratulations of the previous commentor. These are all excellent institutions, and you will not likely go wrong with any of them. Indiana University has a quite a good group of analysts - in complex but also in functional analysis (classical functional analysis tends to overlap substantially with complex). SUNY Stony Brook is, of course, one of the top departments in the nation, and they also pride themselves on complex analysis. My undergraduate time was spent at Purdue, and, though I love Purdue and would always recommend it, I wouldn't say that they are great in complex (you won't be working with De Branges). By now you've probably already made your decision, so this is likely unhelpful, but don't be ashamed of taking other things into account either (Stony Brook, New York or Bloomington, Indiana?).


[new] Purdue ... why not? (none / 0) (#3)
by FiCsUr on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 04:39:26 PM PDT

To the last poster ... thanks for the congrats. But I am surprised that you say Purdue is not a good place to work in Complex Analysis. Their Complex Analysis Faculty is (I guess) unparalleled (as I heard) with profs like Lempert, Bell, Catlin, Eremenko. They have guys working in holomorphic dynamics, SCV, geometric function theory, all of them branches of complex analysis. Considering the above mentioned things, why do you think Purdue is not a good complex analysis school? (I would appreciate your answer ... thanks)


[new] Purdue (none / 0) (#5)
by anton on Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 05:04:07 PM PDT

Those are all excellent programs I am sure. Purdue has a strong reputation esp. in analysis, and according to US News has an analysis ranking similar to Columbia and Cornell. I think it comes down to thinking about what area you might want to work in and checking out the individual professors who represent it and seeing what you like. Good luck...


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