[Binghamton Geometry/Topology Seminar] Dean's Lecture in Geometry and Topology this Thursday

[Tam Nguyen Phan]

Dean's Lecture in Geometry and Topology.

   Date: Thursday, April 30th, 2015

   Time:  2.50 pm

   Place: Whitney Hall, Room 100E,  followed by coffee/tea in the
      Hilton Reading Room. Note the new location of the math department (
http:// <http://www2.math.binghamton.edu/p/directions>www2.
<http://www2.math.binghamton.edu/p/directions>math.binghamton.edu
<http://www2.math.binghamton.edu/p/directions>/p/directions
<http://www2.math.binghamton.edu/p/directions>).

   Speaker: Karsten Grove (Notre Dame University)

   Title:  Symmetry and Positive Curvature

   Abstract: Although constituting a vast extension of ancient Spherical
Geometry, the beautiful class of positively curved (Riemannian) spaces is
like the “Tip of the Iceberg” among all (Riemannian) spaces. Accordingly,
non-symmetric positively curved spaces are known only in a few sporadic
dimensions, and yet only a few obstructions to their existence are known.

In this talk, we will describe the current state of affair of the subject
including tools and methods, with emphasis on the impact symmetries have
had on the development during the last few decades.


NOTE:  The seminar has a webpage where the semester's program is listed:

http://www2.math.binghamton.edu/p/seminars/topsem
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