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Autumn Semester 2024

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* 2 October 2024
15:30-16:30 		Prof. Dr. Sobhan Seyfaddini
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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Geometry Seminar

Title On the algebraic structure of area preserving homeomorphisms of the sphere
Speaker, Affiliation Prof. Dr. Sobhan Seyfaddini, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Date, Time 2 October 2024, 15:30-16:30
Location HG G 19.1
On the algebraic structure of area preserving homeomorphisms of the sphere
HG G 19.1
9 October 2024
15:30-16:30 		Alexander Dranishnikov
University of Florida
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Geometry Seminar

Title On Gromov's Positive Scalar Curvature Conjecture for RAAGs
Speaker, Affiliation Alexander Dranishnikov, University of Florida
Date, Time 9 October 2024, 15:30-16:30
Location HG G 43
Abstract Gromov's PSC conjecture for a discrete group G states that the universal cover of a closed PSC n-manifold with the fundamental group G has the macroscopic dimension less than or equal to n-2. We prove Gromov's conjecture for right-angled Artin groups (RAAGs).
On Gromov's Positive Scalar Curvature Conjecture for RAAGsread_more
HG G 43
16 October 2024
15:30-16:30 		Prof. Dr. Thomas Mettler
UniDistance Suisse
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Geometry Seminar

Title Flat extensions of principal connections and the Chern—Simons 3-form
Speaker, Affiliation Prof. Dr. Thomas Mettler, UniDistance Suisse
Date, Time 16 October 2024, 15:30-16:30
Location HG G 43
Abstract I will introduce the notion of a flat extension of a connection on a principal bundle. Roughly speaking, a connection admits a flat extension if it arises as the pull-back of a component of a Maurer–Cartan form. For trivial bundles over closed oriented 3-manifolds, I will relate the existence of certain flat extensions to the vanishing of the Chern–Simons invariant associated to the connection. Joint work with Andreas Cap & Keegan Flood.
Flat extensions of principal connections and the Chern—Simons 3-formread_more
HG G 43
23 October 2024
15:30-16:30 		Francesco Fournier-Facio
University of Cambridge
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Geometry Seminar

Title Bounded cohomology of transformation groups of R^n
Speaker, Affiliation Francesco Fournier-Facio, University of Cambridge
Date, Time 23 October 2024, 15:30-16:30
Location HG G 43
Abstract Bounded cohomology is a functional analytic analogue of group cohomology, with many applications in rigidity theory, geometric group theory, and geometric topology. A major drawback is the lack of excision, and because of this some basic computations are currently out of reach; in particular the bounded cohomology of some “small” groups, such as the free group, is still mysterious. On the other hand, in the past few years full computations have been carried out for some “big” groups, most notably transformation groups of R^n, where the ordinary cohomology is not yet completely understood. I will report on this recent progress, which will include joint work with Caterina Campagnolo, Yash Lodha and Marco Moraschini, and joint work with Nicolas Monod, Sam Nariman and Sander Kupers.
Bounded cohomology of transformation groups of R^nread_more
HG G 43
13 November 2024
15:30-16:30 		John Baldwin
Boston College
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Geometry Seminar

Title Title T.B.A.
Speaker, Affiliation John Baldwin, Boston College
Date, Time 13 November 2024, 15:30-16:30
Location HG G 43
Title T.B.A.
HG G 43
20 November 2024
15:30-16:30 		Ben Lowe
University of Chicago
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Geometry Seminar

Title Finiteness of Totally Geodesic Hypersurfaces in Negative Curvature
Speaker, Affiliation Ben Lowe, University of Chicago
Date, Time 20 November 2024, 15:30-16:30
Location HG G 43
Abstract There is a broad body of work devoted to proving theorems of the following form: spaces with infinitely many special sub-spaces are either nonexistent or rare. Such finiteness statements are important in algebraic geometry, number theory, and the theory of moduli space and locally symmetric spaces. I will talk about joint work with Simion Filip and David Fisher proving a finiteness statement of this kind in a differential geometry setting. Our main theorem is that a closed negatively curved analytic Riemannian manifold with infinitely many closed totally geodesic hypersurfaces must be isometric to an arithmetic hyperbolic manifold. The talk will be more focused on providing background and context than details of proofs and should be accessible to a general audience.
Finiteness of Totally Geodesic Hypersurfaces in Negative Curvatureread_more
HG G 43
27 November 2024
15:30-16:30 		Michelle Bucher
Université de Genève
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Geometry Seminar

Title Title T.B.A.
Speaker, Affiliation Michelle Bucher, Université de Genève
Date, Time 27 November 2024, 15:30-16:30
Location HG G 43
Title T.B.A.
HG G 43
4 December 2024
15:30-16:30 		Xenia Flamm
IHES
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Geometry Seminar

Title Title T.B.A.
Speaker, Affiliation Xenia Flamm, IHES
Date, Time 4 December 2024, 15:30-16:30
Location HG G 43
Title T.B.A.
HG G 43
11 December 2024
15:30-16:30 		Mikolaj Fraczyk
Jagiellonian University, Krakow
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Geometry Seminar

Title Title T.B.A.
Speaker, Affiliation Mikolaj Fraczyk, Jagiellonian University, Krakow
Date, Time 11 December 2024, 15:30-16:30
Location HG G 43
Title T.B.A.
HG G 43

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