Tag Archives: representation theory

An LTCC book

Posted on 29/06/2016 by Peter Cameron

The Taught Course Centres for PhD students in the Mathematical Sciences were set up as the result of a recommendation of the last-but-one International Review of Mathematics. The review panel said that the highly specialised nature of British PhDs meant … Continue reading →

Posted in books, exposition, history | Tagged algebra, combinatorics, enumerative combinatorics, finite simple groups, invariant theory, logic, model theory, quivers, representation theory | 1 Comment

The synchronizing monster

Posted on 11/11/2015 by Peter Cameron

Today, a long paper on synchronizing groups (108 pages), by João Araújo, Ben Steinberg, and me, appears on the arXiv. It has been a long time coming. To quote from a post of mine in 2010, I became involved in … Continue reading →

Posted in exposition, history, Neill Cameron artwork | Tagged Baranyai's theorem, Ben Steinberg, Cerny conjecture, Erdos-Ko-Rado theorem, graph endomorphisms, Joao Araujo, ovoids, representation theory, spreads, Steiner systems, synchronizing groups | 2 Comments

Permutation groups and transformation semigroups

Posted on 31/07/2015 by Peter Cameron

When I first decided to apply to the LMS to run a Durham symposium on Permutation Groups and Transformation Semigroups, I had a fairly clear idea of what I wanted: topics (both finite and infinite) where the techniques and results … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged amenability, automorphism groups, endomorphism semigroups, Kechris-Pestov-Todorcevic theorem, permutation groups, polymorphism clones, Ramsey theory, representation theory, synchronization, transformation semigroups | Leave a comment

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An LTCC book

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