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The length of a shortest closed geodesic and related problems
Geometry/Topology| Speaker: | Alexander Nabutovsky, Penn State University and University of Toronto |
| Location: | 693 Kerr |
| Start time: | Wed, Apr 28 2004, 4:10PM |
How long is a shortest closed geodesic on a Riemannian manifold? We will present our results obtained in collaboration with Regina Rotman on this and similar problems, in particular, those involving minimal geodesic networks, minimal surfaces, etc.