Intermediate Symplectic Capacities
| Joint IAS-PU Symplectic Geometry Seminar | |
| Topic: | Intermediate Symplectic Capacities |
| Speaker: | Alvaro Pelayo |
| Affiliation: | Washington University; Member, School of Mathematics |
| Date: | Friday, March 1 |
| Time/Room: | 1:30pm - 2:30pm/S-101 |
In 1985 Misha Gromov proved his Nonsqueezing Theorem, and hence constructed the first symplectic 1-capacity. In 1989 Helmut Hofer asked whether symplectic d-capacities exist if 1 < d < n. I will discuss the answer to this question and its relevance in symplectic geometry. This is joint work with San Vu Ngoc.