MSRI Evans Lecture Series: "Constructing open symplectic manifolds via Lefschetz fibration"
Mon, February 8, 2010 4:10PM - 5:00PM
| Time: | 4:10PM - 5:00PM |
| Location: | 60 Evans Hall, University of California, Berkeley |
| Speakers: | Paul Seidel, Paul Seidel |
| Abstract: | Lefschetz fibrations give a simple way of constructing a lot of examples of open symplectic manifolds. There are some surprises along the way, and also issues which are still poorly understood. |