Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar II
Property Tau and the Product Replacement Algorithm
The product replacement algorithm is a commonly used algorithm to generate a random element in a finite group. While its performance is quite outstanding, its theretical understanding is quite poor. We will present a joint work with Igor Pak (JAMS 2001) which suggests a conceptual way to study this algorithm and gives some partial results. Some quetions and directions developed following that work will also be presented.
Date & Time
September 27, 2005 | 10:30am – 12:30pm
Location
S-101Speakers
Alex Lubotzky
Affiliation
IAS