MIT Lie Groups Seminar
2014-2015



Current year



  • Sept 10:
    • Arkady Berenstein (University of Oregon)
    • Hall algebras and canonical bases
    • Based on joint work with Jacob Greenstein and Dylan Rupel.
    • Followed by dinner.
  • Oct 8:
    • Alexander Braverman (Brown University)
    • Local L-factors and perverse sheaves on some loop spaces.
    • Followed by dinner.
  • Nov 26:
    • No meeting.
  • Dec 10:
  • End of seminar for the fall semester.



  • March 25:
    • Meet during Spring Break!
    • Gestur Olafsson (LSU)
    • Reflection positivity: representation theory meets quantum field theory
    • Followed by dinner.
  • April 8:
    • Sigurdur Helgason (MIT)
    • Spherical Functions and Radon Transforms
  • April 15:
    • Seminar holiday
  • April 22:
    • No meeting