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Dissertation Topics for Mathematics Ph.D. Students

Explore deep mathematical structures, abstract theory, and modern applications with research that bridges logic, geometry, and computation.

📐 Introduction

Columbia’s Ph.D. in Mathematics is designed for advanced research across pure and applied mathematical disciplines. These dissertation topics span number theory, differential geometry, algebraic structures, and stochastic processes.

🔢 Suggested Doctoral Research Topics

Arithmetic Geometry: Diophantine Equations over Function Fields

Homotopy Type Theory and Foundations of Mathematics

Ergodic Theory and Applications in Symbolic Dynamics

Spectral Graph Theory and Quantum Walks on Networks

Modular Forms and Their Role in Modern Number Theory

Geometric Group Theory and Hyperbolic 3-Manifolds

Machine Learning and Optimization in Banach Spaces

Random Matrix Theory and Universality in Eigenvalue Distributions

Algebraic Topology Approaches to Data Shape Analysis

P-adic Analysis and Applications in Cryptography

Category Theory and Monoidal Structures in Computer Science

Lie Groups and Their Representations in Particle Symmetry

Partial Differential Equations in Fluid Dynamics Simulation

Stochastic Calculus in Mathematical Finance Models

Nonlinear Wave Equations in General Relativity

The Langlands Program and Duality in Number Theory

Sheaf Cohomology in Complex Algebraic Varieties

Mathematical Logic: Forcing and Large Cardinals

Topos Theory and Its Role in Modern Logic

Variational Methods in Elasticity and Continuum Mechanics

Tropical Geometry and Its Combinatorial Applications

Symplectic Geometry in Classical and Quantum Mechanics

Percolation Theory and Statistical Phase Transitions

Algebraic K-Theory and Homological Invariants

Geometric Flows and the Ricci Flow Conjecture

Arithmetic Dynamics in Rational Maps over Finite Fields

Hodge Theory and Period Mappings in Algebraic Geometry

Dynamical Systems on Fractal Structures

Wavelet Theory and Its Applications in Image Compression

Topological Data Analysis in High-Dimensional Statistics

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