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Geometrization conjecture and Ricci flow, after Hamilton and Perelman

Geometry/Topology

Speaker: Misha Kapovich, UCD
Location: 693 Kerr
Start time: Wed, Oct 15 2003, 4:10PM

The goal of this talk is to state Thurston's Geometrization Conjecture for 3-manifolds and outline the Ricci flow approach to this conjecture following Hamilton and Perelman.