Symplectic Topology, Algebraic Geometry

and Calculus of Variations

School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, ISRAEL

February 24 - June 7, 2002

Organized by Paul Biran & Leonid Polterovich

The purpose of the program is to promote interaction between research and researchers in various branches of mathematics related to symplectic topology. Activities include mini-courses, seminars, and mini-workshops.

Participants include:

  • D. Burago
  • Y. Eliashberg
  • U. Frauenfelder
  • V. Ginzburg
  • F. Lalonde
  • L. Lazzarini
  • Y.-G. Oh
  • S. Orevkov
  • P. Ozsvath
  • P. Seidel
  • F. Schlenk
  • G. Tian

Talks held during the program

April 8, 2002: Felix Schlenk, Tel-Aviv University
Title: Discrete Morse Theory with Applications to Computer Science (following works of R. Furman).

April 10, 2002: Yael Karshon, Hebrew University
Title: Sheaves of Hamiltonian Spaces.

April 15, 2002: Stepan Orevkov, Touluse University
Title: Topological, Symplectic, and Algebraic Aspects of Real Curves.

April 22, 2002: Francois Lalonde, Montreal University
Title: Some Recent Results in Symplectic Topology.

April 22, 2002: Laurent Lazzarini , Jussieu (Paris)
Title: J-Holomorphic Disks and Lagrangian Loops.

April 24, 2002: Yong-Geun Oh, IAS Princeton & University of Wisconsin Madison
Title: Large Volume Limit of Floers's Moduli Space.

April 29, 2002: Yakov Eliashberg, Stanford University
 Title: Two Decades of Contact Topology: Ideas Methods & Applications.

April 29, 2002: Viktor Ginzburg, Santa Cruz University
Title: Relative Symplectic Capacities and Periodic Orbits in Twisted Cotangent Bundles.

May 6, 2002: Urs Frauenfelder, ETH Zurich
Title: Floer Homology for Generalized Dehn Twists.

May 22, 2002: Paul Seidel, IAS Princeton
Title: Fukaya Categories & Deformation Theory.

May 27, 2002: Paul Seidel, IAS Princeton
Title: Real & Complex Morse Theory . (abstract)

May 29, 2002: Gang Tian, MIT
Title: FLefschetz Pencils & the Symplectic Isotopy Problem.

May 30, 2002: IMU Workshop on Geometry & Topology.

June 3, 2002: Dmitry Burago, Penn State University
Title: On Partially Hyperbolic Dynamics on 3-Manifolds. (abstract)

June 3, 2002: Peter Ozsvath, Princeton University
Title: Holomorphic Disks & Low-Dimensional Topology.

June 5, 2002: Dmitry Burago, Penn State University
Title: Gaussian Measures of Surfaces, Ellipticity of Volume
          Functionals & Volume/Distance Estimates . (abstract)