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Introduction to Geometric Group Theory |
| August 27, 2007 to August 31, 2007 |
| Organized By: Mladen Bestvina, Jon McCammond, Michah Sageev, Karen Vogtmann |
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| Parent Programs: |
| Geometric Group Theory |
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A crash course on mapping class groups, I: Algebra versus topology
Monday August 27, 2007
01:00PM - 01:50PM
Speakers:
Benson Farb
Abstract:
In these lectures I'll try to give a whirlwind tour of this fascinating subject, stopping to smell at least some of the roses. I will also state a number of open problems along the way.
Lecture I will concentrate on the basics of the mapping class groups, including finite generation and vanishing H_1 of mapping class groups, and the Dehn-Nielsen-Behr theorem. One big theme here will be the relationship between topology, hyperbolic geometry, and the group theory of the mapping class group.
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