Support Varieties for Lie Superalgebras - Lecture 1

Explore the powerful theory of support varieties and its application to Lie superalgebras in this 45-minute conference talk by Jonathan Kujawa from Oregon State University. Delve into the use of support varieties for studying non-semisimple tensor categories, with a focus on representations of Lie superalgebras in positive characteristic. Discover the unique features and challenges of support varieties in the graded setting. Gain insights into current knowledge and open questions in this active area of research that has spanned over 40 years. Recorded on January 11, 2024, as part of IPAM's Symmetric Tensor Categories and Representation Theory Workshop at UCLA, this talk offers a deep dive into an important tool in representation theory and algebra.