A Lagrangian Klein bottle you can't squeeze

Jonathan David Evans (Lancaster University)

26-May-2021, 11:10-12:30 (3 years ago)

Abstract: Given a nonorientable Lagrangian surface L in a symplectic 4-manifold, how far can you deform the symplectic form before there is no Lagrangian surface isotopic to L? I will discuss this problem in general and explain the solution in a particular case.

differential geometrydynamical systemsgeometric topologysymplectic geometry

Audience: researchers in the topic


Geometry and Dynamics seminar

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