Topology Seminar: Noah Kieserman (Bowdoin)
- Date: 11/17/2010
Lecturer(s):
Noah Kieserman (Bowdoin College)
Location:
University of British Columbia
Topic:
Multiplicative structures on Lie groupoids
Description:
Multiplicative differential forms are relevant whenever considering an object with a smooth groupoid of symmetries. One can ask what is the corresponding infinitesimal object, and in fact some of the most important examples arise from this direction. The geometric structures of Hamiltonian mechanics - Poisson manifolds, Dirac structures, etc. - can be viewed as infinitesimal data which, when integrated, yield multiplicative 2-forms on Lie groupoids.
I will explore the relationship between multiplicative structures on Lie groupoids and their infinitesimal counterparts on Lie algebroids.
Schedule:
4:00pm - 5:00pm, WMAX 110 (Note the unusual time)
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