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ID315
First NameRussell
Last NameGoodman
InstitutionCentral College
Speaker Categoryfaculty
Title of TalkBaumslag-Solitar Groups and Their Representations
AbstractThe presenter will provide the audience with background on the Baumslag-Solitar groups and will share results from his search for simple representations of such groups. There will also be a discussion of the deformations of his simple representations and how this leads to determining the dimension of the representation variety and representation scheme at those simple representations.
Subject area(s)Algebra
Suitable for undergraduates?Yes
Day Preference
Computer Needed?Y
Bringing a laptop?N
Overhead Needed?Y
Software requests
Special Needs
Date Submitted10/15/2011
Year2011