Unitary groups and trace forms in characteristic 2, Part 1
Speaker:
Jean-Pierre Serre, Collège de France
Date and Time:
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Location:
Fields Institute, Room 230
Abstract:
We shall discuss the rather peculiar properties of unitary groups in characteristic 2, with emphasis on the unitary group of the group algebra of a finite group and its applications to the structure of trace forms.