Rigidity of local holomorphic isometries from a Kahler manifold to the product of of complex projective spaces

Speaker: 

Xiaojun Huang

Institution: 

Rutgers University

Time: 

Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Host: 

Location: 

RH306

We discuss the global property of a local holomorphic isometry into the product of projective spaces. We prove global extension and rigidity properties for such a map when the source is a Hermitian symmetric space  of compact type. Our work is along the lines of the previous work of Calabi, Clozel-Ullmo and Mok.
This is a joint work with Yuan Yuan from Syracuse University

Homology of curves and surfaces in closed hyperbolic 3-manifolds

Speaker: 

Yi Liu

Institution: 

Caltech

Time: 

Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Location: 

RH 306

Closed quasi-Fuchsian subsurfaces of closed hyperbolic
3-manifolds constructed by J. Kahn and V. Markovic have played a crucial
role in the recent proof of the Virtual Haken Conjecture. In this talk, we
will investigate the techniques and construct homologically interesting
possibly bounded quasi-Fuchsian subsurfaces in closed hyperbolic
3-manifolds. We will focus on extending the geometric and topological
aspects from work of Kahn-Markovic, and will discuss further questions.
This is joint work with Vladimir Markovic.

Variational theory of minimal surfaces and applications

Speaker: 

Fernando Marques

Institution: 

Princeton University

Time: 

Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 4:00pm

Host: 

Location: 

Rowland Hall 306

Minimal surfaces are among the most natural objects in Differential Geometry, and are fundamental tools in the solution of several important problems in mathematics. In these two lectures we will discuss the variational theory of minimal surfaces  and describe recent applications to geometry and topology, as well as mention some future directions in the field. 
 

In particular we will discuss our joint work with Andre Neves on the min-max theory for the area functional. This includes the solution of the Willmore conjecture and the construction of infinitely many minimal hypersurfaces in manifolds with positive Ricci curvature. We will also discuss joint work with Agol and Neves on the Freedman-He-Wang conjecture about links. 

Products of two Cantor sets II

Speaker: 

Yuki Takahashi

Institution: 

UC Irvine

Time: 

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

RH440

We consider product of two Cantor sets, and obtain the optimal estimates in terms of their thickness that guarantee that their product is an interval. This problem is motivated by the fact that the spectrum of the Labyrinth model, which is a two dimensional quasicrystal model, is given by the product of two Cantor sets. We also discuss the connection between our problem and the ”intersection of two Cantor sets” problem, which is a problem considered in several papers before.

Products of two Cantor sets I

Speaker: 

Yuki Takahashi

Institution: 

UC Irvine

Time: 

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

RH 440

We consider product of two Cantor sets, and obtain the optimal estimates in terms of their thickness that guarantee that their product is an interval. This problem is motivated by the fact that the spectrum of the Labyrinth model, which is a two dimensional quasicrystal model, is given by the product of two Cantor sets. We also discuss the connection between our problem and the ”intersection of two Cantor sets” problem, which is a problem considered in several papers before.

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