Tue, 20 Oct 2026
14:00
L6

TBC

Albert Lopez Bruch
(Kings’ College London)
Abstract

to follow

Tue, 13 Oct 2026
14:00
L6

Analytic arithmetic deformation theory

Kobi Kremnitzer
(Mathematical Institute University of Oxford)
Abstract

I will describe a method that deforms analytic cycles to algebraic cycles. This will be done using global derived analytic geometry and analytic (Efimov) K-theory. I will conjecture how this is related to the Tate and Hodge conjectures. If time permits, I will speculate about a global arithmetic site. This is joint work in progress with Federico Bambozzi, Jack Kelly, and Devarshi Mukherjee.

Ordered Ramsey Numbers of Powers of Paths
Girão, A Janzer, B Janzer, O Combinatorica volume 46 issue 4 27 (29 Jul 2026) doi:10.1007/s00493-026-00223-0
Tue, 01 Dec 2026
16:00
L5

TBC

Jesse Reimann
(Delft University)
Abstract

to follow

Tue, 24 Nov 2026
16:00
L5

TBC

Ryan O'Loughlin
(University of Reading)
Abstract

to follow

Tue, 17 Nov 2026
16:00
L5

TBC

Jani Virtanen
(University of Eastern Finland and University of Reading)
Abstract

to follow

Tue, 03 Nov 2026
16:00
L5

TBC

William Slofstra
(University of Waterloo)
Abstract

to follow

Tue, 20 Oct 2026
16:00
L5

On the space of subgroups of Baumslag-Solitar groups 

Sasha Bontemps
(University of Münster)
Abstract

Any countable group G comes equipped with a canonical dynamical system, namely its conjugation action on its space of subgroups Sub(G). This 0-dimensional compact space is a central object in measured and geometric group theory, especially because it supports invariant and stationary random subgroups.

In general, describing this space is hard. In 2024, Carderi, Gaboriau, Le Maître, and Stalder initiated the study of the space of subgroups of non-amenable Baumslag-Solitar groups BS(m,n). They provided an explicit description of the perfect kernel of Sub(BS(m,n)). This is the largest closed subspace without isolated points, i.e. the space that remains after performing successive derivations that remove the isolated points.

In this talk, I will provide a complete classification of the spaces Sub(BS(m,n)) up to homeomorphism. I will prove that there exist exactly four homeomorphism types among the non-amenable ones. This relies on a detailed study of the Cantor-Bendixson erasing process, which depends on the arithmetical properties of the parameters m,n. This is based on a joint work with Damien Gaboriau, François Le Maître, and Yves Stalder.

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