Columbia
Mathematics Department
Colloquium
"Recent progress on
Riemannian
manifolds of
positive curvature"
by
Richard Schoen
(Stanford)
Abstract:
We will discuss the geometric problem of classification of compact
Riemannian manifolds
of positive sectional curvature. In particular, we will describe
our recent classification of pointwise
1/4-pinched manifolds. The work is joint with Simon Brendle
andemploys the Ricci flow.
May 1st, Thursday, 5:00-6:00 pm
Mathematics
520
Tea
will be served at 4:30pm