[Topology and Geometry Seminar] "Neck Pinch Singularities in the Geometry of Surfaces" by Dr. John Loftin

Seminar "Neck pinch singularities in the geometry of surfaces" by Dr. John Loftin from Rutgers University

[Thursday, Topology, and Tea] Topological gravity and intersection theory by Prof. Shinobu Hikami (OIST)

This is a seminar by Topology and Geometry of Manifolds Unit, occasionally on Thursday. It will be followed by tea after the semiar at the unit space.

Abstract: Topological gravity, defined on Riemann surface or Teichmuller space with handles and holes, has recently interesting developments. The intersection numbers on the moduli space for p-spin curve are evaluated with handles and holes. Some problems of a super Riemann surface are discussed. 

[Topology and Geometry Seminar] Morse functions and singularities of product maps

"Morse functions and singularities of product maps" by Professor Kazuto Takao from Kyoto University

[Topology and Geometry Seminar] Unlinking singular locus from regular fibers and its application to submersions by Dr. Osamu Saeki

Professor Osamu Saeki from Kyushu university will give a seminar "Unlinking singular locus from regular fibers and its application to submersions"

[Topology and Geometry Seminar] On diagrams of simplified trisections and mapping class groups

"On diagrams of simplified trisections and mapping class groups" by Dr Kenta Hayano of Keio University

[Topology and Geometry Seminar] "Spacetime Singularities -An Introduction-" by Makoto Narita

[Topology and Geometry Seminar] "Stable Homotopy and Differential Topology" by Tirasan Khandhawit

Stable homotopy and differential topology

[Topology and Geometry Seminar] "Solving Word Problems in finitely presented groups" by Robert Tang

[Topology and Geometry Seminar] "Solving Word Problems in finitely presented groups" by Robert Tang

[Topology and Geometry Seminar] "Computationally hard problems in knot theory" by Dale Koenig

Topology and Geometry unit seminar

[Topology and Geometry Seminar] “Coiled Surfaces And The Slope Conjectures” by Dr Josh Howie (Monash University)

The seminar aims to introduce research topics in topology, geometry and its interactions with other sciences. Anyone interested in mathematics is welcome to attend.

This week, Dr Josh Howie (Monash University) will discuss relationships between the colored Jones polynomial which is a quantum knot invariant, and the 3-dimensional geometry and topology of knot complements.