Representation Theory Through Parking Functions

This talk is about parking spaces. No, not the kind in a grocery store parking lot, rather a kind of space that appears when you want to study the symmetries of a set of combinatorial objects. If the terms vector space, group, and parking functions are already familiar to you, you’re going to see a topic where they intersect. If those terms mean nothing to you, then you’ll learn a little about what they are through a concrete example. I hope you’ll come with curiosity, stay for the pretty pictures, and leave with a different perspective through which you can view any mathematical objects you’re interested in.

Presented by by Alex Wilson, Postdoctoral Visitor at York University.

Join us for pizza before the talk from 12:30PM-1:00PM!