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| ID | 212 |
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| First Name | Siu-Hung (Richard) |
| Last Name | Ng |
| Institution | Iowa State University |
| Speaker Category | faculty |
| Title of Talk | Counting the number of solutions in a finite group |
| Abstract | The notion of Frobenius-Schur (FS)-indicators of a finite group representation has been developed for more than a century. These indicators can be obtained by counting the number of solutions x of the equation x^n=g in a finite group. Moreover, the second indicators can be used to construct topological invariants of surfaces. It was not known until recently that they are invariants of the tensor categories of finite group representations. In the talk, we will give a brief history of these indicators and their new developments. |
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| Suitable for undergraduates? | Yes |
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| Date Submitted | 4/5/2007 |
| Year | 2007 |