Lagrangian Correspondences and a Compactification of the Symplectic Group

Geometry Lunch Seminar

WhenTuesday, October 6, 2026, 12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Where114 McAllister
SpeakerJean-Luc Brylinski, Brylinski Research
ContactRachel Weaver
Abstract linkhttps://psu.zoom.us/rec/play/9LZz_c504XfXqo_42nm8p2LKf1OCEskVdKT3Su_7_jYLaPYwVTacmjwCs-Kem8mmtuVV8sbd6R_WHDI.JrlPlf4B9cbFmESq?ac

Abstract

The graph of an element of the symplectic group over a field is a lagrangian subspace of the double of the symplectic vector space. The group product corresponds to the convolution of such lagrangians. But there are other, degenerate, lagrangians, whose convolution gives a stratified semigroup. This is analogous to the "wonderful" compactifications in algebraic geometry.. Over a field of 2 elements, the lagrangians can be quantized to so-called stabilizer states in an operator algebra.

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