Hyperbolic dynamics and group theory
Speaker:
Volodymyr Nekrashevych, Texas A&M University
Date and Time:
Thursday, June 6, 2019 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Location:
Fields Institute, Room 230
Abstract:
We will discuss holonomy groupoids of foliated spaces supporting
hyperbolic homeomorphisms and groups associated with them. We will
show how one can construct interesting groups (e.g., groups of
intermediate growth or non-elementary amenable groups) using
hyperbolic dynamical systems, and how group structure is related with
the properties of dynamical systems.