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Large scale geometry and rigidity
Student-Run Geometry/Topology Seminar| Speaker: | Dustin Mayeda, UC Davis |
| Location: | 2112 MSB |
| Start time: | Tue, Mar 2 2010, 12:10PM |
The asymptotics of a space can put severe restrictions on its geometry. I will talk about hyperbolic metric spaces which have a 'boundary at infinity' that describes the large scale structure of the space. To illustrate the restrictions that can occur I will discuss Mostow's rigidity theorem.