Research lectures, seminars and events
The events listed in this area are research seminars, workshops and lectures hosted by Durham University departments and research institutes. If you are not a member of the University, but wish to enquire about attending one of the events please contact the organiser or host department.
Geometry and Topology Seminar: Euler characteristic and Topological Zimmer's program
Let SL(n,Z) be the special linear group over the integers. The topological Zimmer conjecture states that any action of SL(n,Z) on a compact manifold M factors through a finite group, when dim(M)< n -1. In this talk, we will show the following result: when the Euler characteristic of an orientable manifold M is not divisible by 6, any action of SL(n,Z) on M is actually trivial (not only finite), when dim(M) is strictly less than n-1.
A Zoom invitation will be sent on Wednesday before the seminar.
Contact fernando.galaz-garcia@durham.ac.uk or wilhelm.klingenberg@durham.ac.uk for more information
