Topology Seminar

Speaker: 
Puttipong Pongtanapaisan
Topic: 
"Heegaard Genus and Rank of Fundamental Group"

Abstract:
We will discuss counterexamples to the Rank versus Genus Conjecture, i.e., closed orientable 3-manifolds with the rank of their fundamental group smaller than their Heegaard genus.

Event Date: 
February 22, 2018 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: 
105 MLH
Calendar Category: 
Seminar