Torsion in Homology for Hyperbolic 3-Manifolds

Series
Geometry Topology Seminar
Time
Monday, March 2, 2015 - 2:00pm for 1 hour (actually 50 minutes)
Location
Skiles 006
Speaker
Pere Menal-Ferrer – Georgia Tech
Organizer
John Etnyre
How is the homological torsion of a hyperbolic 3-manifold related to its geometry? In this talk, I will explain some techniques to address this general question. In particular, I will discuss in detail the case of arithmetic manifolds, where the situation is presumably easier to understand.