Difference algebraic groups

Abstract: Difference algebraic groups are a generalization of algebraic groups. Instead of just algebraic equations, one allows difference algebraic equations as the defining equations. Here one can think of a difference equation as a discrete version of a differential equation. Besides their intrinsic beauty, one of the main motivations for studying difference algebraic groups is that they occur as Galois groups in certain Galois theories.

This talk will be an introduction to difference algebraic groups.

group theory

Audience: researchers in the discipline

Symmetry in Newcastle