Title: (Higher) Teichmüller Spaces and Beyond

Abstract:

The Teichmüller space of a surface parametrizes (marked) conformal structures. It covers the moduli space of Riemann surfaces and carries many interesting structures in its own right. Higher Teichmüller spaces are generalizations of Teichmüller space in the context of Lie groups of higher rank such as SL(n,R).

They are related to Higgs bundles, bounded cohomology, dynamics, as well as cluster algebras or total positivity. The talk will provide an introduction to higher Teichmüller spaces and showcase some of the connections.

Wednesday, April 24, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Mathematics 520
Tea will be served at 4:00 p.m.

Print this page