Student Representation Theory Seminar
Structure
The Student Representation Theory Seminar (SRTS) is a weekly informal reading seminar at LSU that aims to introduce research-level topics to graduate students in Representation Theory. Each semester, we pick a topic and devout the semester to learning that topic. We start with the foundations (roughly the first half of the semester) before diving into modern research papers on the selected topic (roughly the second half of the semester). Our topic for the Fall 2024 semester is Quantum Groups.
Each week, a participant will give a talk lasting between one to one-and-a-half hours. The talks are not recorded, but notes will be uploaded to this website after each talk. All graduate students with an interest in Representation Theory are encouraged to attend. There is no prerequisites for attending the seminar; although, basic knowledge of representation theory of finite groups, Lie algebras, and algebraic geometry is certainly helpful.
Logistics
Class Room: Lockett 381
Time: Thursday 1:30pm-3:00pm
Organizers: Colton Sandvik (csandv1@lsu.edu) and Gurleen Nanda (gnanda1@.lsu.edu)
Topic: Quantum Groups
Resources
*P. Etingof, M. Semenyakin - A brief introduction to quantum groups. arXiv:2106.05252.
J. C. Jantzen - Lectures on Quantum Groups. Graduate Studies in Mathematics, Vol. 6.
C. Kassel - Quantum Groups. Graduate Texts in Mathematics, Vol. 155.
G. Lusztig -Introduction to Qunatum Groups. Modern Birkhäuser Classics.
* This will be our main reference for the first half of the semester