What is a Hopf algebra
and what is it good for?
Professor Davida Fischman
Department of Mathematics
California State University, San Bernardino
Hopf algebras are algebraic objects which combine a beautiful structure with many important applications in mathematics and physics.
I will begin my talk with a number of motivating examples from a variety of mathematical fields. Then I will give an elementary introduction to the structure of Hopf algebras, and give some examples of ways in which Hopf algebras have proven useful in (seemingly) very different areas of mathematics and physics.
This talk will be accessible to graduate students.
Thursday, 5 November 1998
4:10 p.m. in MA 109
Coffee/Tea/Treats 3:30 p.m. in MA 104 (Lounge)
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