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
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