Pure Math Colloquium

Michael Lipnowski, McGill University

"Algorithms for the topology of arithmetic groups"

Integer matrix Lie groups \Gamma carry extremely deep arithmetic information.  Topological invariants of \Gamma are particularly interesting.  I will describe an algorithm which, given \Gamma, computes the homology of \Gamma together with the action of certain correspondences on it (Hecke operators).  Joint work with Aurel Page.

MC 5501