Contact: Stephen Stadler (stadler@mpim-bonn.mpg.de)
Stable commutator length is a filling function that measures the complexity of nullhomologous loops using the surfaces they bound. I will discuss how stable commutator length relates to geometric length in hyperbolic manifolds and discuss ways to control the size of stable commutator length.
Links:
[1] https://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/de/taxonomy/term/39
[2] https://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/de/node/3444
[3] https://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/de/node/3050