Spring 2007 New York Group Theory Seminar

Fridays at 4 p.m.

Department of Mathematics
CUNY, Graduate Center

365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street, 5th Floor, Room 5417
Fridays at 4:00 p.m.
Tea served beforehand at 3:30 p.m. in Mathematics Lounge, 4th floor.

Yves de Cornulier, Universite de Rennes 1

On the dimension of asymptotic cones of polycyclic and Lie groups

We compute the topological dimension of the asymptotic cone of any connected Lie group. For simply connected solvable Lie groups, this is the codimension of the exponential radical (all definitions will be recalled).

Friday, March 9th
Tea: 3:30 p.m. 4th Floor Mathematics Lounge
Seminar: 4 p.m. 5th Floor, Room 5417

The New York Group Theory Seminar and some of the associated conferences are supported by funds from the National Science Foundation, Dean of Science, Maria Tamargo and Dean of Engineering, Joe Barba.

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