Approximating C^0 foliations with contact structures
- Series
- Geometry Topology Seminar
- Time
- Monday, February 9, 2015 - 14:00 for 1 hour (actually 50 minutes)
- Location
- Skiles 006
- Speaker
- Will Kazez – University of Georgia
I will discuss Eliashberg and Thurston's theorem that C^2 taut foliations can be approximated by tight contact structures. I will try to explain the importance of their work and why it is useful to weaken their smoothness assumption. This work is joint with Rachel Roberts.