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Monday, January 28, 2002 - 4:15pm

Kristopher Tapp

SUNY at Stony Brook

Location

Bryn Mawr college

Park Science-Rm 338

Tea at 4 in Park 355

Abstract: Differential Geometry is the study of curved spaces. I will explain the basic objects and structures of interest in this field of math. I will then describe a celebrated theorem which states that there are only finitely many spaces capable of satisfying fixed bounds on curvature, volume and diameter. I will discuss my work extending this theorem to fiber bundles.