Events

Chris Schafhauser, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo

"More on GLq(2) and SLq(2)"

Last week Hongdi constructed the Hopf algebra structure on GLq(2) and SLq(2).  I will discuss the natural coaction of these objects on the quantum plane kq(2).

MC 5403

Jeffrey Shallit, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo

"Waring's theorem for binary k'th powers and palindromes"

Diana Castaneda Santos, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo

"Finite and integral morphisms"

We will continue studying properties of finite and integral morphisms. We will use properties of algebra homomorphisms to prove that finite morphisms have finite fibers and that they are affine local on the target. We will also prove that integral morphisms are closed and we will study some examples. Time permitting we will introduce morphisms (locally) of finite type.

MC 5417

Arthur Mehta, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo

"An Introduction to Quantum Graphs, Chromatic Numbers and Lovász Inequalties"