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Past Geometry & Topology Seminars

 

 

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Speaker:

Derek Harland, School of Mathematics at the University of Loughborough
Title: "Instantons and Killing spinors"
Abstract: Instantons are connections on vector bundles over 4-manifolds whose curvature solves the anti-self-dual equation. They have numerous applications in theoretical physics, and were used by Donaldson to construct 4-manifold invariants. A generalisation to dimensions greater than 4 was proposed in the 1980s, based on G-structures. I will argue that it is worth studying these instantons on manifolds that admit real Killing spinors, such as the round spheres. I will present some new solutions, and discuss some applications.
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Place: MC 5045

 

Monday, March 19, 2012

Speaker:

Andrew Dancer, Oxford University
Title: TBA
Abstract: TBA
Time: -
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Speaker:

Cheol-Hyan Cho, Seoul National University
Title: TBA
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Speaker:

Charles Doran, University of Alberta
Title: TBA
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Time: -
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