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An application of TQFT to modular representation theory

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Speaker: 
Gregor Masbaum
Affiliation: 
CNRS-IMJ, Paris/MPIM
Date: 
Thu, 28/04/2016 - 15:00 - 16:00
Location: 
MPIM Lecture Hall
Parent event: 
MPI-Oberseminar

We explain how to use Topological Quantum Field Theory (TQFT) to construct certain
highest weight modules for symplectic groups over finite fields in the natural characteristic.
As an application, we obtain previously unknown dimension and character formulas for
these highest weights. No previous  knowledge of TQFT or modular representation theory
will be required.



 

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