Spectral Methods in Representation Theory of Algebras and Applications to the Study of Rings of Singularities (08w5060)

Organizers

(UNAM)

(Carleton University)

Helmut Lenzing (University of Paderborn)

Description

The Banff International Research Station will host top researchers in its workshop on "Spectral Methods in Representation Theory of Algebras and Applications to the Study of Rings of Singularities" next week, September 7 - 12, 2008. Spectral methods, in particular the study of Coxeter transformations and related Hilbert-Poincaré series, have recently shown to have a large unexploited potential for investigations in the representation theory of finite dimensional algebras, for singularity and other topics such as algebraic number theory. Applications to Lie theory and graph theory, moreover, have a longstanding tradition. The meeting aims to summarize the present status of the subject with a particular emphasis on new developments linking representation and singularity theory.


The Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery (BIRS) is a collaborative Canada-US-Mexico venture that provides an environment for creative interaction as well as the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and methods within the Mathematical Sciences, with related disciplines and with industry. The research station is located at The Banff Centre in Alberta and is supported by Canada's Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the US National Science Foundation (NSF), Alberta's Advanced Education and Technology, and Mexico's Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologí­a (CONACYT).