MATH Seminar
| Title: Travels to a Hyperbolic Space Starting from an sl(2) Base |
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| Colloquium: Algebra |
| Speaker: Georgia Benkart of University of Wisconsin |
| Contact: Audrey Malagon, amalago@emory.edu |
| Date: 2009-02-25 at 4:00PM |
| Venue: MSC W201 |
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| Abstract: By choosing a suitable basis of the Lie algebra sl(2) of 2 x 2 matrices of trace 0, connections with the modular group, the braid group on 3 strands, Tits buildings, and hyperbolic space become readily apparent. This talk will be a trip through these topics. |
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