- Series
- Geometry Topology Seminar
- Time
- Monday, December 1, 2008 - 2:30pm for 2 hours
- Location
- Skiles 269
- Speaker
- Sandra Ritz – University of South Carolina
- Organizer
- John Etnyre
We will begin with an overview of the Burau representation of the braid group. This will be followed by an introduction to a contact category on 3-manifolds, with a brief discussion of its relation to the braid group.