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JOINT MATHEMATICS COLLOQUIUM


 
Invariant theory and a combinatorial phenomenon

 

Vic Reiner

University of Minnesota
 
 

MIT

Thursday, May 17, 2007


Talk at 4:30 p.m. in Room 2-190

Tea from 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. in Room 2-290
Refreshments afterwards, in Room 2-290


 
 

Abstract:   The interplay between invariant theory and combinatorics has a long history. This talk will describe a recent example where invariant theory explained a certain combinatorial phenomenon, and in turn, the combinatorics suggested how one should generalize the invariant theory.


 

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Posted: May 2, 2007    URL: http://www.math.neu.edu/bhmn/reiner07.html