Topology and Related Seminars: Alejandro Adem, UBC

  • Date: 11/02/2011
  • Time: 15:00
Lecturer(s):
Professor Alejandro Adem, UBC
Location: 

University of British Columbia

Topic: 

Equivariant K-theory for Actions with Maximal Rank Isotropy

Description: 

Abstract: Let G denote a compact connected Lie group with torsion-free fundamental group acting on a compact space X such that all the isotropy subgroups are connected and of maximal rank. Let T be a maximal torus with Weyl group W. We derive conditions on the induced action of W on the fixed-point set of T which imply that the equivariant K-theory of X is a free module over the representation ring of G. This can be applied to compute the equivariant K-theory of spaces of ordered commuting elements in certain compact Lie groups. This is joint work with J.M.Gomez.

Schedule: 

3:00pm in WMAX 216

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