"The invariant subspace problem in perspective" Mert Çağlar

Mert CAGLAR

_Istanbul Kultur University

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Abstract: The talk will consist of variations on a main theme, namely the invariant subspace

problem, one of the most important and still unresolved problems of functional analysis.

Having introduced the problem along with a brief historical background, some signicant

achievements from the multitude of results on the existence of invariant subspaces will be

discussed. Emphasis will be on the topics in close proximity to the area of positivity. We

will intend to make the talk accessible to graduate students with diverse backgrounds.

Date: May 12, 2011

Time: 16:20

Place: Sabancı University, FENS 2008

Orhanl-Tuzla 34956, _Istanbul