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Pure MathematicsUniversity of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
N2L 3G1
Departmental office: MC 5304
Phone: 519 888 4567 x43484
Fax: 519 725 0160
Email: puremath@uwaterloo.ca
Nicholas Lai, University of Waterloo
“Linear Algebraic Groups, Part I”
A linear algebraic group is an affine algebraic variety which is also a group. The theory of linear algebraic geometry is undoubtedly an algebro-geometric result, but like most algebro- geometric constructions its influences extend to various area of mathematics. In this two part talk, we will explore the theory of linear algebraic groups over any algebraically closed field, following closely to the first ten chapters of Springer’s ”Linear Algebraic Groups”. In the first part, I will present the basic results of linear algebraic groups, leading up to the Lie algebra of linear algebraic groups, which will correspond roughly to the first five chapters of the book.
M3 2134
Departmental office: MC 5304
Phone: 519 888 4567 x43484
Fax: 519 725 0160
Email: puremath@uwaterloo.ca
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