Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, CAS Colloquia & Seminars | Speaker: | 古 星 博士,Max Planck Institute for Mathematics | Inviter: | | Title: | Topological Brauer Groups, Postnikov Systems,And Twisted K-Theory | Time & Venue: | 2021.05.09 09:30-11:30 南楼N902室 | Abstract: | 腾讯会议:815 999 228 This talk is an attempt to give a comprehensive account on the topological period-index problem (TPIP).I will explain the relation between TPIP and the period-index problem in algebraic geometry, especially over the base field C, through the works of Antieau-Williams and Crowley-Grant on TPIP over 6-dimensional finite CW-complexes and 6-dimensional spinC closed manifolds.The main tool for studying TPIP over finite CW-complexes are the Post-nikov systems of the classifying spaces of certain compact Lie groups, which is another major topic of this talk. Finally I will introduce the twisted topological K-theory and the associated twisted Atiyah-Hirzebruch spectral sequence, in which the TPIP fits nicely. | | | |