EVENT DETAILS AND ABSTRACT


Pinsky Lecture Series

Title: The Kervaire Invariant Problem
Speaker: Mike Hopkins
Speaker Info: Harvard University
Brief Description:
Special Note:
Abstract:

This year’s lecture series covers the history of the Kervaire invariant problem in geometric and algebraic topology, focusing on the recent solution to the problem by Mike Hill of the University of Virginia, Doug Ravenel of the University of Rochester, and Hopkins.
Date: Monday, February 22, 2010
Time: 4:10pm
Where: Lunt 105
Contact Person: Bryna Kra
Contact email: kra@math.northwestern.edu
Contact Phone: 847-491-5567
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