Jenny Wilson (U Michigan) "Representation Stability"
When:
- Monday, January 11, 2021 from 4:10pm to 5:15pm
Where:
- Zoom meeting number: 989 6034 6659 Password: math
Description:
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Virtual Math Seminar.
Monday, January 11, 4:10-5:15pm MT
Zoom link, meeting, and password:
- https://zoom.us/j/98960346659?pwd=YVpSTzVuOTUwYzFRWmQvNktqeTg1Zz09
- 989 6034 6659
- math
Speaker.
Jenny Wilson (University of Michigan)
Title.
Representation Stability
Abstract.
This talk will give an introduction to the field of 'representation stability'. I will discuss how we can use representation theory to illuminate the structure of certain families of groups and topological spaces with actions of the symmetric groups S_n, focusing on configuration spaces of points in a surface as an illustrative example. The talk is aimed at a general math audience and will not assume familiarity with configuration spaces or specialized knowledge of topology or representation theory. Contact:
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