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Department of Mathematics,
University of California San Diego

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Differential Geometry Seminar

Chikako Mese

Johns Hopkins University

Geometric superrigidity and harmonic maps

Abstract:

We discuss rank one and higher rank superrigidity for the isometry groups of a class of complexes which includes hyperbolic buildings as a special case. Our method uses harmonic maps to singular spaces.

Host: Lei Ni

January 6, 2010

3:00 PM

AP&M 7321

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