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Combinatorics & Optimization
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada N2L 3G1
Phone: 519-888-4567, ext 33038
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Title: Combinatorial Hall algebras
Speaker: | Matt Szczesny |
Affiliation: | Boston University |
Room: | MC 5417 |
Abstract:
The Hall algebra of a finitary category is an associative (and sometimes Hopf) algebra whose structure constants count the number of extensions between objects. Classical examples include categories of quiver representations over a finite field, in which case the Hall algebra contains (half) the corresponding quantum group. When this construction is applied to non-additive categories built from combinatorial objects, such as trees, graphs, matroids, etc. it produces combinatorial Hopf algebras (some previously studied, some new).
One source of combinatorial examples arises from algebraic geometry over "F_1" - the field of one element. I will discuss joint work with Jaiung Jun which attaches to a smooth projective toric variety a Hall algebra of coherent sheaves in this setting. These can be thought of as gluing together skew shapes.
Combinatorics & Optimization
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada N2L 3G1
Phone: 519-888-4567, ext 33038
PDF files require Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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