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Surfaces in 4-manifolds

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Speaker: 
Arunima Ray
Zugehörigkeit: 
MPIM
Datum: 
Mit, 07/07/2021 - 13:30 - 14:30
Parent event: 
Extra talk

(50 min. lecture + 10 min. discussions)

https://zoom.us/j/94820073846
Meeting ID: 948 2007 3846
For password please contact Pieter Moree (moree@mpim-bonn.mpg.de)

Many curious phenomena for 4-manifolds have their roots in the fact that certain topologically embedded surfaces cannot be smoothed. For example, there exists a topological 4-manifold with intersection form E8, but no such 4-manifold. I will explain why embedding surfaces is a central problem in dimension four, leading up to the groundbreak work of Freedman and Quinn. I will describe recent advances in finding embedded surfaces in 4-manifolds and focus on a collaborative project aiming to make the work of Freedman and Quinn more accessible.

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