Seminar series
Date
Thu, 18 Jun 2020
Time
16:45 -
17:30
Location
Virtual
Speaker
Matthew Kennedy
Organisation
University of Waterloo
Since the work of von Neumann, the theory of operator algebras has been closely linked to the theory of groups. On the one hand, operator algebras constructed from groups provide an important source of examples and insight. On the other hand, many problems about groups are most naturally studied within an operator-algebraic framework. In this talk I will give an overview of some problems relating the structure of a group to the structure of a corresponding C*-algebra. I will discuss recent results and some possible future directions.
Further Information
Part of UK virtual operator algebra seminar: https://sites.google.com/view/uk-operator-algebras-seminar/home