Graduate Geometry, Topology and Dynamics Seminar
Samuel Dodds
UIC
The Basics of Morse Theory
Abstract: Morse theory is the study of how the critical points of smooth functions
record the underlying topology of the manifold on which they are defined.
We will discuss the first results in this subject as presented in
Milnor's classic text.
Wednesday September 27, 2017 at 3:00 PM in SEO 612