par M. Ajinkya Kulkarni

Europe/Paris
318 (IMB)

318

IMB

Institut de Mathématiques de Bourgogne (UMR 5584) Université de Bourgogne Faculté des Sciences Mirande 9 avenue Alain Savary BP 47870 21078 Dijon Cedex
Description
A proof of Burnside's theorem

In 1904, William Burnside proved a theorem in group theory using representation theory, thereby demonstrating the latter's usefulness. We'll see how.