14:00
D-spaces: (2) Interval topologies on trees and Buzyakova's conjecture
Abstract
Raushan Buzyakova asked if a space is hereditarily D provided
that the extent and Lindelöf numbers coincide for every subspace. We
will introduce interval topologies on trees and present Nyikos'
counterexample to this conjecture.
14:00
D-spaces: (1) Extent and Lindelöf numbers
Abstract
This is the first of a series of talks based on Gary
Gruenhage's 'A survey of D-spaces' [1]. A space is D if for every
neighbourhood assignment we can choose a closed discrete set of points
whose assigned neighbourhoods cover the space. The mention of
neighbourhood assignments and a topological notion of smallness (that
is, of being closed and discrete) is peculiar among covering properties.
Despite being introduced in the 70's, we still don't know whether a
Lindelöf or a paracompact space must be D. In this talk, we will examine
some elementary properties of this class via extent and Lindelöf numbers.
Cluster combinatorics and geometrical models (part II)
Abstract
In this talk I will introduce cluster categories and report on some new results on cluster categories of type E_6.
Multiple Polylogs, symbols and polygons
Abstract
Cluster combinatorics and geometrical models (part I)
Abstract
In this talk I will give a definition of cluster algebra and state some main results.
Moreover, I will explain how the combinatorics of certain cluster algebras can be modeled in geometric terms.
Quasirandomness for Finite Groups and Applications
Abstract
A group is said to be quasirandom if all its unitary representations have “large” dimension. After introducing quasirandom groups and their basic properties, I shall turn to recent applications in two directions: constructions of expanders and non-existence of large product-free sets.