Fat graphs and the mapping class group of a surface with boundary
Speaker:
Veronique Godin
Date and Time:
Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Fields Institute, Room 230
Abstract:
I first construct a category of bordered fat graphs. I then give a bordered version of Kontsevich’s graph complex which computes the integral cohomology of the bordered mapping class group. Finally I discuss a possible stable application.
