What Is... Seminar

Professor John HubbardCornell University
What is Teichmüller theory?

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 5:30pm
Malott 207

Teichmüller theory and hyperbolic geometry.

I will define Teichmüuller space and hyperbolic space. Then I will check how to prove that Teichmüller space is contractible,
using Fenchel-Nielsen coordinates.