Colloquium
Solving equations in finite simple groups
Michael Larsen, Indiana U
Thursday, April 12th, 2018
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Hylan 1106A
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Hylan 1106A
The Ore conjecture (now a theorem) asserts that the equation \(xyx^{-1} y^{-1} = g\) can be solved for x and y in any finite simple group G for any fixed g in G. This typifies the equations in the title. I will discuss what is known and what remains open when it comes to solving equations in the limit as G becomes large.
Event contact: dinesh dot thakur at rochester dot edu
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