Hamiltonian dynamics and a universal Floer homology
Speaker:
Francois Lalonde, Université de Montréal
Date and Time:
Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 2:40pm to 3:30pm
Location:
Perimeter Institute, Waterloo
Abstract:
Floer homology is the main tool of symplectic topology (and the main ingredient on one of the two sides of mirror symmetry). Floer homology is also a powerful tool for deep questions of Hamiltonian dynamics and geometric group theory. I will explain how a natural universal Floer theory can be defined and briefly describe some of its applications.