Speaker: Christoph Bohm
Affiliation: University of Munster, Germany
Abstract
On a compact smooth manifold $M^n$ we consider the set $mathscal{N}_{\mu}$ of smooth Riemannian metrics with a fixed smooth volume density $\mu$. We show that for $n\geq 5$ there exists many metrics in $mathscal{N}_{\mu}$ with arbitrary large negative scalar curvature, which is joint work with Timothy Buttsworth and Brian Clarke. We will give a very gentle introduction into this area and also address open analytic and topological problems.
About Pure mathematics seminars
We present regular seminars on a range of pure mathematics interests. Students, staff and visitors to UQ are welcome to attend, and to suggest speakers and topics.
Seminars are usually held on Tuesdays from 2 to 3pm.
Talks comprise 45 minutes of speaking time plus five minutes for questions and discussion.
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