Graduate Geometry, Topology and Dynamics Seminar
Mike Cantrell
Univ. Illinois, Chicago
What is a Von Nuemann Algebra?
Abstract: After giving the definition and first examples, I'll mention some older themes, including the Jones Polynomial, some basic open questions, and some newer themes, including: the Group Measure Space Algebra, the Group Von Nuemann Algebra, and some rigidity results.
Wednesday April 30, 2014 at 3:00 PM in SEO 612