Time: 15:00-16:00
of May 12, May 14,
May 16, May 18 and May 20
In
this series of talks, I will first give an introduction to finite classical
polar spaces, and then focus on some particular substructures in them. The main
topic in consideration will be intriguing sets. I will describe some standard
geometric construction techniques,
explain how to make use of the subgroup structure of the associated
classical groups, and demonstrate how algebraic number theory plays a role with
a properly chosen model. I will end the talks by listing some long-standing
open problems on this topics.
