Event time:
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - 4:00pm
Location:
KT 207
Speaker:
Francisco Arana-Herrera
Speaker affiliation:
University of Maryland
Event description:
The classification of totally geodesic (i.e., rigid) submanifolds is a fundamental question in Riemannian geometry. Following work of Eskin, McMullen, Mukamel, and Wright, these submanifolds have played a fundamental role in the discovery of new phenomena in Teichmüller dynamics. I will discuss recent progress towards a complete classification of these submanifolds. This is joint work with Alex Wright. No previous familiarity with the subject will be assumed.