For more information about this meeting, contact Ping Xu, Nigel Higson, Mathieu Stienon.
| Title: | Divided differences in equivariant K-theory |
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| Seminar: | GAP Seminar |
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| Speaker: | Reyer Sjamaar, Cornell University |
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| Abstract: |
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| Let X be a topological space and G a compact connected Lie group
acting on X. Atiyah proved that the G-equivariant K-group of X is a
direct summand of the T-equivariant K-group of X, where T is a maximal
torus of G. We show that this direct summand is equal to the subgroup
of K_T^*(X) annihilated by an ideal generated by divided difference
operators. Thus a T-equivariant K-class is G-equivariant if and only
if it is annihilated by certain divided difference operators. If X
consists of a single point, this assertion amounts to the Weyl
character formula. These results generalize when we replace T by a
closed connected subgroup H containing T, provided that we twist
K-theory by a suitable class.
This is joint work with Megumi Harada and Gregory D. Landweber. |
Room Reservation Information
| Room Number: | MB106 |
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| Date: | 09 / 22 / 2009 |
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| Time: | 02:30pm - 03:30pm |
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