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Geometry and Topology Seminar

Friday, November 22, 2024
3:00pm to 4:00pm
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Linde Hall 187
Framed real monopole Floer homology
Jiakai Li, Department of Mathematics, Harvard University,

Seiberg-Witten theory has an analogue for 3- and 4-manifolds with involutions called real Seiberg-Witten theory. This theory can be used to construct invariants of links and embedded surfaces by passing to double branched covers. This talk will focus on a framed version of real Seiberg-Witten-Floer homology. It turns out this invariant of links has rather surprising properties not seen in ordinary Seiberg-Witten theory. I will explain why it is special and how it is related to some recent developments.

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