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In this 1-hour 5-minute lecture, Alexander Merkurjev introduces the concept of essential dimension in algebraic objects - the smallest number of algebraically independent parameters needed to define an object. Learn about this mathematical notion first introduced by J. Buhler and Z. Reichstein in 1997, and explore its connections to various branches of algebra including algebraic geometry, Galois cohomology, and representation theory.
