Texas A&M University, Department of Mathematics
Groups
And
Dynamics Seminar
Spring 2005
Time and Place
Unless otherwise stated, the Groups and Dynamics Seminar meeting
coordinates are
- Time: Wednesdays 3:00p.m.--3:50p.m.
- Place: 216 Milner Hall
Full schedule
- 26th of January, 2005
Speaker: Zoran Sunik of Texas A&M University
Title: Square complexes
and automaton groups. Abstract.
- 2nd of February, 2005
Speaker: Said Sidki of Universidade de Brasília,
Brazil
Title: Embedding free
groups in branch groups. Abstract.
- 9th of February, 2005
Speaker: Svetlana Katok of Pennsylvania State University
Title: Symbolic dynamics
for the modular surface. Abstract.
Note: joint session
with Mathematical Physics and Harmonic Analysis Seminar
- 16th of February, 2005
Speaker: Said Sidki of Universidade de Brasília,
Brazil
Title: Magnus embeddings
and branch groups. Abstract.
- 23rd of February, 2005
Speaker: Volodymyr Nekrashevych of International University
Bremen, Germany
Title: Iterated monodromy
groups, Schreier graphs and limit spaces. Abstract.
Note: joint session
with Mathematical Physics and Harmonic Analysis Seminar
- 26th of February, 2005, Saturday, 10:00 - 3:30
Spring Workshop:
Asymptotic group invariants and their applications. Schedule and
abstracts.
- 2nd of March, 2005
Speaker: Volodymyr Nekrashevych of International University
Bremen, Germany
Title: Cuntz-Pimsner
algebras of group actions. Abstract.
- 9th of March, 2005
Speaker: Marcelo Aguiar of Texas A&M University
Title: Factorization of
Hopf algebra characters. Abstract.
- 29th, 30th, 31th of March, 2005, 4:00pm, 317 Milner Hall
Speaker: Alexander Lubotzky of Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, Israel
Title: Frontiers talks. Abstract.
Note: The talks are part of the Texas A&M Mathematics
Department Frontiers
in Mathematics Lecture Series
- 13th of April, 2005
Speaker: Rostislav Grigorchuk of Texas A&M University
Title: Asymptotic
expanders and Ramanujan graphs. Abstract.
- 20th of April, 2005
Speaker: Paulo Lima-Filho of Texas A&M University
Title: MacKey functors:
from topology to algebraic geometry through group theory. Abstract.
- 27th of April, 2005
Speaker: Henry Schenck of Texas A&M University
Title: Fundamental groups
of arrangements, II. Abstract.
- 4th of May, 2005
Speaker: Said Sidki of Universidade de Brasília,
Brazil
Title: A minimal
presentation for the ring of integral matrices. Abstract.
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