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Title:
Topological obstructions to matrix stability of discrete groups

Speaker:
Marius Dadarlat

Abstract:
A discrete countable group is matricially stable if its finite dimensional approximate unitary representations are perturbable to genuine representations in the point-norm topology. We aim to explain in accessible terms why matricial stability for a group G implies the vanishing of the rational even cohomology of G for large classes of groups, including the linear groups.

Link:
https://www.ias.edu/video/topological-obstructions-matrix-stability-discrete-groups