Abstract:

The talk will give a general introduction to Lie algebroids and Lie groupoids, mostly through examples. These objects permeate mathematics and can be naturally found in a variety of contexts (such as topology, foliations, Poisson geometry, group actions, in the transition from classical to noncommutative geometries etc). I will emphasize Lie-theoretic aspects of the theory, illustrating when/how known results for Lie algebras and Lie groups carry over to the realm of algebroids and groupoids, and comment on recent results and applications.

Speaker

Henrique Bursztyn

Research Area
Affiliation

IMPA - Brazil

Date

Fri, 31/01/2014 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Venue

RC-4082, Red Centre Building, UNSW