Abstract These lectures will explore connections between (generalized) q-Schur algebras and the quantized enveloping algebra Uq(g) associated with a simple Lie algebra g. These connections are facilitated by a certain completion of Lusztig’s modified form of Uq(g). Although the q-Schur algebras arose initially as quotients of Uq(g) it is possible to reverse history and use them as a tool to re...
Record: YesLevel: GraduateLanguage: EnglishPrerequisiteLinear algebra, basics of Riemmanian geometryAbstractThe classification of Riemannian manifolds with special holonomy contains two “exceptional” cases: G2 and Spin(7). Manifolds with holonomy contained in G2 or Spin(7) are called G2-manifolds or Spin(7)-manifolds, respectively. In this course, I will introduce various topics of G2 and Spi...