BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk//
X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Finite permutation groups: the landscape post-CFSG - Peter Cameron
  (University of St Andrews\; Queen Mary University of London)
DTSTART:20200109T150000Z
DTEND:20200109T160000Z
UID:TALK136555@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:INI IT
DESCRIPTION:In the 40 years since the Classification of Finite Simple Grou
 ps was first (tentatively) announced\, our understanding of finite permuta
 tion groups has been radically transformed: previously untouchable classic
 al problems have been solved\, many new classifications produced\, and app
 lications to a wide area of mathematics\, from number theory to computer s
 cience\, have been developed. In this lecture I will outline the theory of
  finite permutation groups and explain how\, using the O&#39\;Nan--Scott T
 heorem\, CFSG can be brought to bear on various questions. In some cases\,
  proofs avoiding CFSG have subsequently been found\; but there are some in
 teresting challenges where this has not so far proved possible.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR