PIMS-CRM-FIELDS Lecture: Daniel Wise
Topic
The Cubical Route to Understanding Groups
Speakers
Details
Cube complexes have come to play an increasingly central role within geometric group theory, as their connection to right-angled Artin groups provides a powerful combinatorial bridge between geometry and algebra. This talk will introduce nonpositively curved cube complexes, and then describe the developments that have recently culminated in the resolution of the virtual Haken conjecture for 3-manifolds, and simultaneously dramatically extended our understanding of many infinite groups.
Additional Information
A light reception at from 2:30- 3:00pm will be held in ESB 4133
Lecture begins at 3:00pm in ESB 2012
Daniel Wise, McGill
Daniel Wise, McGill
This is a Past Event
Event Type
Scientific, Distinguished Lecture
Date
October 28, 2016
Time
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Location