الجبر
The University of Michigan Algebra Seminar
Fall 2009, Tuesday 3:10-4:00, 3096 East Hall
(organized by Harm Derksen)
October 27,
Jiarui Fei,
University of Michigan
General Presentations of Algebras
Abstract: Kac and Schofield studied the generic representations
for quivers. In this talk, I will explain how we attempt to generalize their results to
any finite dimensional basic associative algebra via space of presentations. I will state
some analogues of the classical results. This is a joint work with Harm Derksen.
November 10,
Farkhod Eshmatov,
University of Michigan
Amalgams and Calogero-Moser spaces
Abstract: Let Cn be the n-th Calogero-Moser space:
the space of conjugacy classes of pairs of matrices (X,Y) in Mat_n(C) satisfying
condition rk(XY-YX+Idn)=1. Let G be the group of symplectic automorphisms of the
free algebra C< x,y> . It is known that G acts transitively on Cn. Let Gn
denotes the stabilizer of
a point in Cn under G. In this talk, I will explain how to compute the groups
Gn using the Bass-Serre theory of groups acting on graphs. Our computation are
motivated by the fact that Gn are precisely the automorphism groups of
(non-isomorphic) domains Morita equivalent to the first Weyl algebra.
This joint work with Y. Berest and A. Eshmatov.
November 24,
Thomas Lam,
University of Michigan
Loop groups, dynamical systems, and a birational action of the
symmetric group
Abstract: I will talk about a birational action of the symmetric group
on a polynomial ring, and in particular the invariants of this action.
We encountered this action studying total positivity in loop groups,
but the action also occurs as an R-matrix in Berenstein-Kazhdan's
theory of geometric crystals, and also in the theory of discrete
Painleve dynamical systems as studied by Noumi-Yamada.
This is joint work with Pavlo Pylyavskyy.
December 1,
Mitya Boyarchenko,
University of Michigan
TBA
Abstract: TBA
December 8,
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TBA
Abstract: TBA
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