Special Colloquium

Friday, December 9, 2016 4:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Ben Webster, University of Virginia

“Representation theory of symplectic singularities”

There are a lot of non-commutative algebras out there in the world, so if you want to study some of them, you have to have a theory about which are especially important. One class I find particularly interesting are non-commutative algebras which are “almost” commutative and thus can be studied with algebraic geometry, giving a rough dictionary between certain non-commutative algebras and certain interesting spaces. This leads us to a new perspective on some well-known algebras, like universal enveloping algebras, and also to new ones we hadn’t previously considered.

M3 3103

Refreshments will be served in M3 3103 at 3:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.