GGT seminar: Heegaard branched surfaces and taut foliations in (1,1) knot complements
Nov 13, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
347 Altgeld Hall
- Sponsor
- Groups, Geometry, and Topology Seminar
- Speaker
- Qinfeng Lyu (Boston College)
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- Originating Calendar
- Mathematics Seminar Series: Groups, Geometry, and Topology
- Abstract: The theory of constructing taut foliations from Heegaard splittings was initiated by Sarah Rasmussen and later developed by Tao Li using branched surfaces. We discuss how these Heegaard branched surfaces could be used to find taut foliations in (1,1) knot complements.