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The Ideal Boundary of a Symmetric Space
Student-Run Geometry/Topology Seminar| Speaker: | Ezra Gouvea, UC Davis |
| Location: | 2112 MSB |
| Start time: | Thu, Oct 26 2006, 11:00AM |
The ideal boundary of a symmetric space of nonpositive curvature has a natural topology that's homeomorphic to a sphere. However, there is a finer topology arising from a certain metric that retains more of the geometry of the symmetric space itself. With this metric, the ideal boundary is given the structure of a spherical building.