Topology Seminar: Henrik Rüping

  • Date: 09/24/2014
  • Time: 15:15
Lecturer(s):
Henrik Rüping, UBC
Location: 

University of British Columbia

Topic: 

Algebraic K-Theory of Group rings and its applications I

Description: 

In this talk I will mention some conjectures about group rings (Idempotent conjecture, unit conjecture) and mention their stable versions. Those involve algebraic K-theory. I will explain how the Farrell-Jones conjecture implies those stable versions. I will then finish with the status of the Farrell-Jones conjecture. The cheapest way to prove it for a certain group is to use its inheritance properties, but this also touches very interesting questions in (geometric) group theory.

Other Information: 

Location: ESB 4133

 

 

Part 1 of a 2-part lecture: http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/141002-tshr