Tuesday Seminar on Topology

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Date, time & place Tuesday 17:00 - 18:30 056Room #056 (Graduate School of Math. Sci. Bldg.)
Organizer(s) KAWAZUMI Nariya, KITAYAMA Takahiro, SAKASAI Takuya

Future seminars

2024/12/10

17:00-18:30   Room #ハイブリッド開催/056 (Graduate School of Math. Sci. Bldg.)
Pre-registration required. See our seminar webpage.
Shun Wakatsuki (Nagoya University)
Computation of the magnitude homology as a derived functor (JAPANESE)
[ Abstract ]
Asao-Ivanov showed that the magnitude homology of a finite metric space is isomorphic to the derived functor Tor over some ring. In this talk, I will explain an application of the theory of minimal projective resolution to this derived functor. Especially in the case of a geodetic graph, torsion-freeness and a criterion for diagonality of the magnitude homology are established. Moreover, I will give computational examples including cyclic graphs. This is a joint work with Yasuhiko Asao.
[ Reference URL ]
https://park.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/MSF/topology/TuesdaySeminar/index_e.html

2024/12/17

17:00-18:30   Room #hybrid/056 (Graduate School of Math. Sci. Bldg.)
Pre-registration required. See our seminar webpage.
Emmanuel Graff (The University of Tokyo)
Is there torsion in the homotopy braid group? (ENGLISH)
[ Abstract ]
In the 'Kourovka notebook,' V. Lin questions the existence of a non-trivial epimorphism from the braid group onto a non-abelian torsion-free group. The homotopy braid group, studied by Goldsmith in 1974, naturally appears as a potential candidate. In 2001, Humphries showed that this homotopy braid group is torsion-free for less than six strands. In this presentation, we will see a new approach based on the broader concept of welded braids, along with algebraic techniques, to determine whether the homotopy braid group provides a complete answer to Lin’s question.
[ Reference URL ]
https://park.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/MSF/topology/TuesdaySeminar/index_e.html