Liebeck, M (Imperial College)
Thursday 28 May 2009, 14:00-15:00
Group Theory, Geometry and Representation Theory: Abel Prize 2008

Density of character degrees

Lie theory has profound connections to many areas of pure and applied mathematics and mathematical physics. In the 1950s, the original "analytic" theory was extended so that it also makes sense over arbitrary algebraically closed fields, in particular, fields of positive characteristic. Understanding fundamental objects such as Lie algebras, quantum groups, reductive groups over finite or p-adic fields and Hecke algebras of various kinds, as well as their representation theory, are the central themes of "Algebraic Lie Theory".

A driving force has always been the abundance of challenging, yet very basic problems, like finding explicit character formulae for representations. The introduction of geometric methods (in the 1970s) has revolutionized the field. It led to a flow of new ideas between several disciplines, and produced spectacular advances. The ideas of "geometrization" and "categorification" now play a fundamental role in the development of the subject. New structures continue to arise from connections with other areas of mathematics and mathematical physics, like the emerging theory of W-algebras.

Read more at: www.newton.ac.uk/programmes/ALT/

Ram, A (Melbourne)
Friday 16 September 2011, 14:00-15:00

Elliptic Schubert calculus

Juteau, D (CNRS - Université de Caen Basse-Normandie)
Friday 16 September 2011, 11:30-12:30

Singularities in nilpotent cones of exceptional type

Vasserot, E (Université Paris 7 - Denis-Diderot)
Friday 16 September 2011, 10:00-11:00

Categorification and finite dimensional modules of DAHA

Lauda, A (Columbia)
Friday 16 September 2011, 09:00-10:00

The Odd NilHecke algebra

Fiebig, P (Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Thursday 15 September 2011, 14:00-15:00

Density of character degrees

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