Finite-dimensional Approximations of Discrete Groups

  • Goulnara N. Arzhantseva

    Universität Wien, Austria
  • Andreas Thom

    Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
  • Alain Valette

    Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Abstract

The main objective of this workshop was to bring together experts from various fields, which are all interested in finite and finite-dimensional approximations of infinite algebraic and analytic objects, such as groups, algebras, dynamical systems, group actions, or even von Neumann algebras.

Cite this article

Goulnara N. Arzhantseva, Andreas Thom, Alain Valette, Finite-dimensional Approximations of Discrete Groups. Oberwolfach Rep. 8 (2011), no. 2, pp. 1429–1467

DOI 10.4171/OWR/2011/26