Victor Buchstaber (Steklov Mathematical Institute and University of Manchester)
http://www.mi.ras.ru/~buchstab/
Victor.Buchstaber@manchester.ac.uk We shall give a survey of the most important results of the theory of n-valued groups and their applications. Main directions of advanced research will be discussed.
We start with the basic definitions. Further exposition follows a sequence of instructive examples that originated from various branches of Mathematics: Topology, Analysis, Algebra, and Dynamical Systems.
The talk will be accessible to a broad audience.