Date: Monday, February 13, 2012
Location: 3088 East Hall (4:00 PM to 5:00 PM)
Title: Knotting the (Iwahori)-Hecke algebra
Abstract: The Iwahori-Hecke algebra is a q-alanogue of the group algebra of a Coxeter group. In this talk we will exploit the connection between the braid group and the symmetric group to produce invariants of knots via the Hecke algebra. If time permits we will also briefly mention other places where the Hecke algebra comes up (quantum Schur-Weyl duality, Verma module multiplicities, Schubert calculus, modular forms).
Speaker: Michael Chmutov
Institution: U Michigan
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