Graduate/faculty Seminar
Monday, April 25, 2016, 12:00pm, 119 Physics
Phillip Andreae (Duke University)
Spectral geometry and topology; Euler characteristic and analytic torsion

Abstract:

What do eigenvalues have to do with geometry and topology? The first part of the talk will provide a few answers to that very broad question, including a discussion of the Euler characteristic from a spectral theory perspective. The second part of the talk will be a brief introduction to my research in analytic torsion, a topological invariant defined in terms of eigenvalues. In particular I'll explain some similarities and differences between analytic torsion and Euler characteristic. [video]

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