Finite Simple Groups and Applications
Speaker: Robert Guralnick
Date: Fri, Mar 14, 2014
Location: PIMS, University of British Columbia
Conference: PIMS/UBC Distinguished Colloquium
Subject: Mathematics, Group Theory
Class: Scientific
Date: Fri, Mar 14, 2014
Location: PIMS, University of British Columbia
Conference: PIMS/UBC Distinguished Colloquium
Subject: Mathematics, Group Theory
Class: Scientific
Abstract:
The classification of finite simple groups is of fundamental importance in mathematics. It is also one of the longest and most complicated proofs in mathematics.
We will very briefly discuss the result and a bit of history and then explain how it can and has been used to solve problems in many areas. We will end with mentioning some specific and perhaps surprising consequences in various fields.
