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Curvature bounds for surfaces in hyperbolic 3-manifolds
Student-Run Geometry/Topology Seminar| Speaker: | Bill Breslin, UC Davis |
| Location: | 2112 MSB |
| Start time: | Thu, Jan 25 2007, 1:10PM |
Given a surface in a hyperbolic 3-manifold, how much can it be flattened via isotopy? We will discuss how to use normal surface theory, the thick-thin decomposition of hyperbolic 3-manifolds, and a theorem about geodesic triangulations to obtain universal curvature bounds for surfaces in hyperbolic 3-manifolds.