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Stacks in representation theory. What is a continuous representation of an algebraic group?

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Speaker: 
Joseph Bernstein
Affiliation: 
Tel Aviv University / MPIM
Date: 
Tue, 29/07/2014 - 14:00 - 15:00
Location: 
MPIM Lecture Hall
In my talk I will discuss a new approach to representation theory of
algebraic groups.
 
 In the usual approach one starts with an algebraic group G over 
some local (or finite) field F, considers the group G = G(F) of 
its F-points as a topological group and studies some category 
Rep(G) of continuous representations of the group G.
   I will argue that more correct objects to study are some kind of 
sheaves on the stack BG corresponding to the group G.
 
I will show that this point of view naturally requires to change the 
formulation of some basic problems in Representation Theory. 
  In particular this approach might explain the appearance of 
representations of all pure forms of a group G in Vogan’s formulation 
of Langlands’ correspondence.
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