Topology Advanced Class
Rational Homotopy Theory of Automorphisms of Manifolds

Trinity Term 2020, Mondays 11:00-12:00 am, Oxford

We focus on Berglund-Madsen's work on the rational homotopy theory of automorphism groups and (block)
diffeomorphism groups of manifolds.

Schedule of Talks

• 27/04/2020. Lukas Brantner: Overview

• 04/05/2020. Adele Jackson: The Mumford Conjecture

• 11/05/2020. Christoph Weis: Rational Homotopy Theory

• 18/05/2020. Jan Steinebrunner: Minimal Models for Baut

• 25/05/2020. Tomáš Zeman: Charney's Theorem

• 01/06/2020. Luciana Bonatto: Block Diffeomorphisms

• 08/06/2020. Thibault Decoppet: Graph Complexes

• 15/06/2020. Jan Steinebrunner Conclusion