On the classification of group von Neumann algebras

Thomas Sinclair
Purdue University

I will discuss recent progress and future directions on structural and classification results for II$_1$ factors associated to countable, discrete groups. This talk is based in part on joint works with Ionut Chifan, Ben Hayes, Daniel Hoff, and Rolando de Santiago.


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