UH  


Department of Mathematics




 Useful Info

 > Directions/maps
 > UH Analysis Group
 > UH Math Dept.
 > Past Seminars





For further information, to suggest a seminar speaker, or to subscribe to the Analysis Seminar mailing list, please contact the webmaster.





Erik Christensen

University of Copenhagen



How to choose a spectral triple?



Monday, October 25
3pm, 646 PGH



Abstract

A spectral triple associated to a C*-algebra may, for a given C*-algebra, be obtained in different ways. Is there a “right” smooth structure associated to a given C*-algebra? In collaboration with Cristina Ivan, Michel Lapidus, and Elmar Schrohe, we have studied ways of assigning spectral triples to commutative C*-algebras where the spectrum is a fractal set in the plane. A fractal has no smooth structure, but some parts of a differentiable structure can be expressed in terms of a spectral triple, and in this way make sense, also for a fractal set. For the Sierpinski Gasket we have constructed an infinite family of spectral triples to choose from, and I will try to indicate which one to choose if you want to emphasize that the spectral triple shall reflect a specific geometric property of the gasket.






Webmaster   University of Houston    ---    Last modified:  April 08 2016 - 07:21:37

$
  <area shape=