Toronto Set Theory

Event Information Title: Questions in topological dynamics and Ramsey theory
Starts: 13:30 on Friday November 27, 2015
Ends: 15:00 on Friday November 27, 2015
Location: FI210, Fields Institute, 222 College St.
Speaker: Dana Bartosova
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Institution: University of Sao Paulo
Institution URL: https://www.ime.usp.br/
Abstract:

I will explain a variety of problems in finite and infinite Ramsey theory and their connections to dynamics in terms of actions on ultrafilter spaces. Trying to understand the ultrafilter spaces leads to interesting questions about Boolean algebras.

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