Chair of the colloquium: Prof. Mahan Mj (TIFR Mumbai)
Release of the lecture video: April 30, 2021
Interactive session on Zoom: May 19, 2021 at 18:00 hrs Indian time
Title: A cubical route to understanding groups
Abstract: Cube complexes have come to play an increasingly central role within geometric group theory, as their connection to right-angled Artin groups provides a powerful combinatorial bridge between geometry and algebra. This talk will introduce nonpositively curved cube complexes, and then describe the developments that have recently culminated in the resolution of the virtual Haken conjecture for 3-manifolds, and simultaneously dramatically extended our understanding of many infinite groups.
Video link: https://www.icts.res.in/page/country_based
Note that, as per the wishes of the speaker, this video can be seen only by viewers from India.