GGT seminar: Heegaard branched surfaces and taut foliations in (1,1) knot complements
- Event Type
- Seminar/Symposium
- Sponsor
- Groups, Geometry, and Topology Seminar
- Location
- 347 Altgeld Hall
- Date
- Nov 13, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Speaker
- Qinfeng Lyu (Boston College)
- Views
- 17
- Originating Calendar
- Groups, Geometry, and Topology Calendar
- 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.