8 Jan - 6 Jul 2001
Organisers: Professor P Hanlon (Michigan), Professor IG Macdonald (QMW), Professor AO Morris (Aberystwyth)
Organisers: AO Morris (Aberystwyth), C
Bessenrodt (Magdeburg), S Donkin (Queen Mary and Westfield), GD James
(Imperial), A Kerber (Bayreuth), JB Olsson (Copenhagen).
Theme: The meeting will celebrate the centenary of I
Schur’s 1901 Dissertation which has been so influential in the development of
representation theory. Also, it was in
this work that Schur functions first appeared especially in their relationship
to the representations of general linear groups and symmetric groups. Macdonald polynomials are generalisations of
Schur functions and their relevance to a broad area within mathematics and
physics is becoming increasingly apparent.
An equally significant contribution has been made by JA(Sandy) Green, in
particular in his influential Springer Lecture Notes where Schur’s work was
presented in modern terminology. This
has led to even more contemporary developments in quantum groups and Hecke
algebras. Thus, this meeting will simultaneously celebrate Sandy Green’s 75th
Birthday and will mark his striking contribution to this subject. These
celebrations will be held on Sunday 3rd June culminating in a
Dinner.
Expected Speakers: C Bessenrodt (Magdeburg), A
Cox (City), R Dipper (Stuttgart), K Erdmann (Oxford), RM Green (Lancaster), M
Haiman (San Diego), A Henke (Kassel/ Weitzmann Institute), A Kleshchev
(Oregon), GI Lehrer (Sydney), I.G. Macdonald (Queen Mary and Westfield), P.
Pragacz (Warsaw), A. Ram (Wisconsin), B. Srinivasan (Chicago), J-Y Shi (Shanghai), J-Y. Thibon
(Marne-la-Vallee).
Participation and Costs: The total cost is £175. The meeting is funded by generous grants from the London Mathematical Society and the Isaac Newton Institute. Limited financial support may be available for participants from the UK, especially postgraduate students, and LMS Scheme 5 countries. If you are interested in possible participation in this meeting, please complete the application form. Completed application forms should be sent to Tracey Andrew, Programme and Conference Secretary, Isaac Newton Institute, 20 Clarkson Road, Cambridge, CB3 0EH.
Further Information: can be obtained by contacting Alun Morris or Tracey Andrew.
The deadline for applications is 31 March 2001.