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Mathematics Colloquium EVENT DETAIL Date:  Tuesday, March 15, 2011 Title:  Large Deviations Abstract:  Large deviations deals with estimating the probabilities of rare events. Besides estimating them with some precision, the theory tries to understand the implications of the occurrence of these rare events. We will illustrate this with a few examples. Speaker:  SRS Varadhan Institution:  Courant Institute   Back to current Colloquium List Back to UM Math seminars page .