First we review the proof of Hamilton's little loop conjecture with surgery, using log Sobolev inequality. Then we show it can be used to clarify and simplify Perelman's argument that there are finitely many surgeries in finite time.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 4:30pm
UC Riverside
First we review the proof of Hamilton's little loop conjecture with surgery, using log Sobolev inequality. Then we show it can be used to clarify and simplify Perelman's argument that there are finitely many surgeries in finite time.