- Series
- Geometry Topology Seminar
- Time
- Monday, April 18, 2011 - 1:00pm for 1 hour (actually 50 minutes)
- Location
- Skiles 006
- Speaker
- Becca Winarski – Georgia Tech
- Organizer
- Rebecca Winarski
Please Note: The actual talk will be 40 minutes. Note the unusual time.
The theorem of Birman and Hilden relates the mapping class group of a surface and its image under a covering map. I'll explore when we can extend the original theorem and possible applications for further work.