Midrasha on Groups | Fall 2024–25
Welcome to the Midrasha on Groups course's webpage at the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Morning Session (Learning Seminar): Mondays 11:15–13:00, Goldsmith 208
Afternoon Session (Research Seminar): Mondays 14:15–16:00, Ziskind 1
Starting date: November 4, 2024
Learning Seminar
Fall 2024–25 | Measured Group Theory
On Monday, September 30, 2024, at 11:15, in Goldsmith 208, we had a special meeting in which we presented optional topics for this semester and voted for the preferred one: Measured Group Theory.
Students who are interested in giving talks are welcome to contact the organizers.
Main References
[Fur] Furman, A surevy of measured group. Geometry, rigidity, and group actions, 296–374, 2011.
[Kerr-Li] Ergodic Theory: Independence and Dichotomies. Springer Monographs in Mathematics. Springer, Cham, 2016.
Secondary References
[Ioa] Ioana, Orbit equivalence of ergodic group actions (lecture notes).
[Loh] Löh, Ergodic Theory of Groups (lecture notes), 2020.
Topics and Speakers
The topics and speakers of each week are here.
Research Seminar
Fall 2024–25
November 4, 2024 | Petr Naryshkin (Alfréd Rényi Inst. of Mathematics) |
November 11, 2024 | Andreas Thom (Dresden) |
November 18, 2024 | Michael Chapman (NYU) |
November 25, 2024 | Shachar Carmeli (Weizmann) |
December 2, 2024 | Bennie Bachner (Weizmann) |
December 9, 2024 | Zvi Shem-Tov (IAS) |
December 16, 2024 | Gil Goffer (UCSD) |
December 23, 2024 | Shaked Bader (Oxford) |
December 30, 2024 | No Midrasha (Dynamics & NT Workshop at HUJI) On that note, on Dec 25, there will be Action Now at HIT. |
January 6, 2025 | TBA On Jan 5–8, School on Group expansion, combinatorics & complexity at Weizmann. |
January 13, 2025 | Guy Blachar (Weizmann) |
January 20, 2025 | Arie Levit (TAU) |
January 27, 2025 | Ariel Yadin (BGU) |