Geometry, Topology and Dynamics Seminar
Paul Kirk
Indiana University
A Lagrangian Floer theory in the pillowcase and traceless representations of tangles.
Abstract: I’ll describe a construction of a Z/4 graded Lagrangian-Floer theory for immersed curves in the pillowcase ($T^2/(Z/2)$) and apply it to character varieties of traceless representations of tangles in 3-manifolds. I’ll illustrate with examples and speculate about its connection to Kronheimer-Mrowka’s singular intanton knot floer homology.
Monday March 9, 2015 at 3:00 PM in SEO 636