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Department of Mathematics,
University of California San Diego

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Greg Patchell

UC San Diego

A Reluctant Groupie

Abstract:

As an analyst, I used to think I didn't like groups. And when studying generalized Bernoulli actions, I came across an example of a horrible combinatorial argument to prove a fact about groups. Luckily, there is another way: functional analysis, which I'd like to share with you. Now I realize I just don't like finite groups, which usually aren't amenable to analytic methods.

June 4, 2021

4:30 PM

Meeting ID: 954 9290 1414 Password: 307580

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