The City College of New YorkCCNY
Department of Mathematics
Division of Science

Self Convexity

Mathematics Colloquium

Time and place

12:30 PM on Thursday, March 8th, 2018; NAC 6/113

Gregorio Malajovich (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)

Abstract

Take a manifold M and a sub-variety N. Multiply the Riemannian metric on M by Phi=1/distance to N squared. Is Phi convex in the geodesics in the new metric (think hyperbolic geometry). We present some interesting examples and results.

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