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Speaker:
Paulo Lima-Filho, Texas A&M University
Title:
Basics of group cohomology
Abstract:
This talk will intoduce the topic of group cohomology, an
important subject in the study of the theory of groups that has an
incredible array of applications to several differents areas of
mathematics. The talk will be at an elementary level and will require only
the knowledge of the definition of a group and basics of homological
algebra; several examples will be given. Our basic goal is to give an idea
of the techniques used in the subject and to place it in a historical
perspective, mentioning some important results towards the end of the
talk.
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