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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
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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.
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