Low dimensional topology is an emerging field, whose significance is underlined by its intimate connection to physics, by the related Abel Prizes Atiyah (2004), Gromov (2009), Milnor (2011), and Fields medals (second only to the Abel Prize in mathematics), like the ones for Donaldson, Freedman, Jones, and Witten. The Summer School concentrates on recent developments in low-dimensional topology. The lecture series is aimed to introduce the participants to the latest developments in low-dimensional topology. We expect that these lectures will provide tools and ideas for further research of the participants, and ultimately help them to successfully finish their graduate studies produce a Ph.D. dissertation competitively worldwide, and write papers of high impact.
Key topics are Seiberg-Witten monopoles, Legendrian and transverse knots, Alternating links, and J-holomorphic curves.
The Summer School targets interested Masters and Ph.D. students and post-docs.
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