The Finiteness Theorem in Invariant Theory

Professor Martin Lorenz
 

Event Date
2001-04-03
Event Time
04:30 pm ~ 05:20 pm
Event Location
Student Lounge

This theorem, originally due to Hilbert (1890) and Noether (1916), is widely regarded as a starting point of the branch of modern ``abstract'' algebra now called ring theory. I will discuss this theorem, with some background, and present a very simple proof that was found in 2000.