Topology Seminar

Speaker: 
Zhengyi Zhou (IAS)
Topic: 
Hierarchies of contact manifolds via rational SFT

Abstract:
I will explain the construction of a functor from the exact symplectic cobordism category to a totally ordered set, which measures the complexity of the contact structure. Those invariants are derived from a bi-Lie infinity formalism of the rational SFT and a partial construction of the rational SFT. In this talk, I will focus on the construction and properties of the functor. Time permitting, I will explain applications, computations, and relations to the involutive bi-Lie infinity formalism of the full SFT. This is joint work with Agustin Moreno.

Event Date: 
February 11, 2021 - 2:30pm to 3:20pm
Location: 
Online
Calendar Category: 
Seminar
Seminar Category: 
Geometry and Topology