Generating Torelli groups

Series
Geometry Topology Working Seminar
Time
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 2:00pm for 1.5 hours (actually 80 minutes)
Location
Skiles 269
Speaker
Dan Margalit – GaTech
Organizer
Dan Margalit
I'll present a new, simple proof that the Torelli group is generated by (infinitely many) bounding pair maps. At the end, I'll explain an application of this approach to the hyperelliptic Torelli group. The key is to take advantage of the "complex of minimizing cycles."