Topological K-theory Seminar
University of Sheffield, Fall 2016
This seminar aims to be a basic introduction to topological K-theory, following mainly Atiyah's book.
The meetings will take place in room J-11 Hicks Building on Mondays at 1pm during the Fall.
A short note on the seminar can be found HERE.
Fall Talks:
Title: Organization Meeting
Week: 1
Title: An overview of K-theory. (Paul Mitchener)
Week: 2
Title: An introduction to vector bundles. (Daniel Graves)
Week: 3
Title: Vector bundles on compact spaces. Part I. (Paul Johnson)
Week: 4
Title: Vector bundles on compact spaces. Part II. (Malte Heuer)
Week: 5
Title: K-theory: basic definitions and properties. Part I. (Rory Potter)
Week: 6
Title: K-theory: basic definitions and properties. Part II. (Luca)
Week: 7
Title: Bott periodicity. (Dimitar Kodjabachev)
Week: 8
Title: Characteristic Classes. Part I. (Caitlin McAuley)
Week: 9
Title: Characteristic Classes. Part II. (Eoin Murphy)
Week: 10
Title: The Chern character. (Haluk Sengun)
Week: 11