[Binghamton Geometry/Topology Seminar] Geometry & Topology Seminar

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BINGHAMTON GEOMETRY/TOPOLOGY SEMINAR

This week, we will have our seminar meeting, combined with *Dean's
Speaker Series in Geometry and Topology.* Our speaker is Dusa McDuff of
Barnard College, Columbia University - New York.

*Date:*  Thursday, Sep 20, 2012

*Time:*  2:50-3:50pm
*Place:*  Library North 2205 followed by coffee/tea in the Anderson Reading
Room.

*Speaker: ** *Dusa McDuff (Barnard College, Columbia University)
*Title: *Embedding symplectic ellipsoids
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Abstract:* This talk will discuss the problem of how to decide when one
4-dimensional symplectic ellipsoid embeds into another. I will try to
explain the connection of this question with resolving singularities in
complex surface theory, and with invariants coming from gauge theories.
The talk will be aimed at a fairly general audience and will not assume
any knowledge of symplectic geometry.