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Commutative Algebra Seminar


Date: Friday, Sep 18, 2015

Time: 3:10PM - 4:00PM

Location: LCB 222


Steven Sam

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Title

Commutative algebra of functor categories

Abstract

Commutative algebra can be studied in the general context of a symmetric monoidal abelian category. I will explain some joint work with Andrew Putman and Andrew Snowden in this direction on the category of functors from a category made out of sets or vector spaces to the category of modules over a ring. In some cases, there are strong analogies: a version of the Hilbert basis theorem, rationality of Hilbert series, etc. Time permitting, I will indicate some applications to twisted homological stability for families of groups such as finite linear groups.

Commutative Algebra

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