Douglas Farenick

Professor of Mathematics

PhD 1990 (University of Toronto)

Research

• Research Interests. C*-algebras, operator theory, operator systems/spaces, quantum information, linear algebra

• Recent Papers and Preprints
  • D. Farenick, M.J. Kozdron, Conditional expectation and Bayes' rule for quantum random variables and positive operator valued measures, preprint. (arXiv:PR/1111.5638)
  • D. Farenick, A. Kavruk, V. Paulsen, C*-algebras with the weak expectation property and a multivariable analogue of Ando's theorem on the numerical radius, preprint. (arXiv:OA/1107.0418)
  • M. Argerami, D. Farenick, P. Massey, Second-order local multiplier algebras of continuous trace C*-algebras, preprint. (arXiv:OA/1102.4869)
  • D. Farenick, V. Paulsen, Operator system quotients of matrix algebras and their tensor products, Mathematica Scandinavica, to appear. (arXiv: OA/1101.0790)
  • M. Argerami, D. Farenick, P. Massey, Injective envelopes and local multiplier algebras of some spatial continuous trace C*-algebras, Quarterly Journal of Mathematics (Oxford), to appear. (Advance access: doi:10.1093/qmath/haq037)
  • D. Farenick, S. Plosker, J. Smith, Classical and nonclassical randomness in quantum measurements, Journal of Mathematical Physics 52 (2011), 122204(26).
  • D. Farenick, V. Futorny, T. Gerasimova, V. Sergeichuk, N. Shvai, A criterion for unitary similarity of upper triangular matrices in general position, Linear Algebra and its Applications 435 (2011), 1356-1369.
  • D. Farenick, Arveson's criterion for unitary similarity, Linear Algebra and its Applications 435 (2011), 769-777.
  • D. Farenick, T. Gerasimova, N. Shvai, A complete unitary similarity invariant for unicellular matrices, Linear Algebra and its Applications 435 (2011), 409-419.

• Recent, Current, and Future Conferences and Research Groups
  • University of Regina Operator Algebra Group
  • PIMS Collaborative Research Group in Operator Algebras and Noncommutative Geometry
  • Equipe Algèbres d'Opérateurs, Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu
  • Institut Mittag-Leffler program on Quantum Information Theory
  • BIRS Workshop on Operator Structures in Quantum Information Theory
  • Canadian Mathematical Society Summer Conference 2012

• Teaching Schedule
  • Winter 2012 Semester
    • Mathematics 110-001 (Calculus I)
      • Lectures: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 8.30 to 9.20 o'clock in Classroom 125
      • Lab: Monday, 1.30 to 2.20 o'clock in Classroom 126
      • Course Webpage: UR Courses
      • Office Hours: Tuesday, 12.30 to 2.30, and Friday, 2.30 to 3.30, in College West 307.3
    • Mathematics 401-001 (Lie groups)
      • Lectures: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 12.30 to 1.20 o'clock

• Book: Algebras of Linear Transformations, Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001.

• Information for Students
  • Should you major in mathematics?
  • Undergraduate Resources
    • The Globe and Mail's Globe Campus
    • View lectures at MIT (MITCourseware) for additional/alternate explanations of the material you are studying in your classes
  • My contributions to HQP (aka "Highly Qualified Personnel")
  • Applying for scholarships: a Professor's advice
  • Summer School for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics

Mailing address: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
Office and telephone: College West Building 307.3; (+1) 306 585 4425
Email: doug.farenick"at"uregina.ca

Last updated on 19 December 2011

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