Inscription Problems and Symplectic Geometry

Abstract: Prof. Andrew Lobb and Prof. Joshua Greene are leading mathematicians whose work has made important contributions to several areas of geometry and topology. In this talk, they will discuss recent progress on classical inscription problems, including striking results showing that every smooth Jordan curve inscribes a rectangle similar to any prescribed rectangle, and more generally a cyclic quadrilateral similar to any prescribed cyclic quadrilateral. The talk will highlight the ideas behind these theorems and explain the connection to symplectic geometry. See the blog announcement functor.network/user/3333/entry/1813 of this talk for more details.

Mathematics

Audience: learners

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Theorems of the 21st Century Seminar

Series comments: Theorems of the 21st century series of online seminars aimed at an accessible presentation of some of the most significant mathematical theorems of the 21st century. We are proud to host an impressive list of speakers featuring world-renowned mathematicians.

See blog functor.network/user/3333/entries for detailed announcements of all talks in this seminar series, and more.

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