BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250803T020959EDT-4062e5xLZB@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250803T060959Z DESCRIPTION:Title: Triangle Presentations in ~A_2 Bruhat-Tits Buildings\n\n Abstract: The 1-skeleton of an ~A_2 Bruhat-Tits building is isomorphic to the Cayley graph of an abstract group with relations coming from ”triangle presentations.” This abstract group either embeds into PGL(3\, Fq((x))) o r PGL(3\, Qq)\, or else is exotic. Currently\, the complete list of triang le presentations is only known for projective planes of orders q=2 or 3. H owever\, one abstract group that embeds into PGL(3\,Fq((x))) for any prime power q is known via the trace function corresponding to the finite field of order q^3. I have found a different method to derive this group as wel l as others via perfect difference sets. This new method demonstrates a pr eviously unknown connection between difference sets and ~A_2 buildings. Mo reover\, this new method makes the final computation of triangle presentat ions easier\, which is computationally valuable for large q.\n\nAs usual\, we will gather for seminar teatime in BURN 1024 at 5pm after Amy's talk. \n DTSTART:20241023T200000Z DTEND:20241023T210000Z LOCATION:Room 920\, Burnside Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0B9\, 805 rue Sherbrooke Ouest SUMMARY:Amy Herron (University at Buffalo) URL:/mathstat/channels/event/amy-herron-university-buf falo-360577 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR