Columbia Mathematics Department Colloquium

 

Cube complexes

by

Daniel Wise

McGill University

 

Abstract:

CAT(0) cube complexes are high-dimensional generalizations of trees that have emerged as increasingly central objects in infinite group theory. I will indicate their most prominent geometric properties and describe some of their appearances within mathematics and then explain how these cube complexes arise from infinite groups.

 

Wednesday, January 18th, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Mathematics 520
Tea will be served at 4:30 p.m.