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Bryna R Kra

  • 615 Citations
19962021
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Research Interests

Ergodic theory and dynamical systems, particularly on problems motivated by combinatorics and number theory.

Education/Academic qualification

Mathematics, PhD, Stanford University

… → 1995

Mathematics, MS, Stanford University

… → 1990

Mathematics, AB, Harvard University

… → 1988

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Grants 2006 2021

Dynamics with a Combinatorial Bent

Kra, B. R.

National Science Foundation

6/1/18 → 5/31/21

Project: Research project

Recurrence
Topological Dynamics
Equidistribution
Ergodic Theory
Combinatorics

GROW 2017: Strengthening women's representation in the mathematics workforce

DeMarco, L. G., Getzler, E., Goerss, P. G. & Kra, B. R.

National Science Foundation

6/1/17 → 5/31/19

Project: Research project

mathematics
science
graduate
weekend
school graduate

Dynamics with a combinatorial bent

Kra, B. R.

Simons Foundation

9/1/16 → 8/31/17

Project: Research project

funding
Chile
France

GROW: strengthening the mathematical workforce

Kra, B. R.

National Science Foundation

9/1/16 → 8/31/18

Project: Research project

mathematics
graduate
science
weekend
diplomat

Dynamics with a combinatorial flavor

Kra, B. R.

National Science Foundation

7/1/15 → 6/30/18

Project: Research project

mentoring
computer science
graduate
mathematics
education

Research Output 1996 2019

Counting generic measures for a subshift of linear growth

Cyr, V. & Kra, B. R., Jan 1 2019, In : Journal of the European Mathematical Society. 21, 2, p. 355-380 26 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Subshift
Counting
Interval Exchange Transformation
Upper bound
Ergodic Measure

The spacetime of a shift endomorphism

Cyr, V., Franks, J. M. & Kra, B. R., Jan 1 2019, In : Transactions of the American Mathematical Society. 371, 1, p. 461-488 28 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Endomorphism
Automorphism
Automorphism Group
Entropy
Space-time

Commentary on "Ergodic theory of amenable group actions": Old and new

Kra, B. R., Jan 1 2018, In : Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. 55, 3, p. 343-345 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Amenable Group
Ergodic Theory
Group Action
Immediately
Lemma

Equidistribution of dilated curves on nilmanifolds

Kra, B., Shah, N. A. & Sun, W., Jan 1 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of the London Mathematical Society. 98, 3, p. 708-732 25 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Nilmanifolds
Equidistribution
Curve
Haar Measure
Weak Topology

The automorphism group of a shift of slow growth is amenable

Cyr, V. A. N. & Kra, B. R., Jan 1 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Subshift
Automorphism Group
Free Monoid
Discrete Group
Monoid