Regensburg Surgery Blockseminar 2012: General information

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# [[2012SBR Program#Surgery below the middle dimension|Surgery below the middle dimension]]: \cite{Lück2001|3.4}; [[User:Nicolas Ginoux|Nicolas Ginoux]] and [[User:Carolina Neira-Jiménez|Carolina Neira-Jiménez]]
# [[2012SBR Program#Surgery below the middle dimension|Surgery below the middle dimension]]: \cite{Lück2001|3.4}; [[User:Nicolas Ginoux|Nicolas Ginoux]] and [[User:Carolina Neira-Jiménez|Carolina Neira-Jiménez]]
# [[2012SBR Program#Intersections and self-intersections|Intersections and self-intersections]]: \cite{Lück2001|4.1}; [[User:Regensburg|Regensburg]]
# [[2012SBR Program#Intersections and self-intersections|Intersections and self-intersections]]: \cite{Lück2001|4.1}; [[User:Regensburg|Regensburg]]
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# [[2012SBR Program#Kernels and forms|Kernels and forms]]: \cite{Lück2001|4.2}; [[User:Edinburg|Edinburg]]
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# [[2012SBR Program#Kernels and forms|Kernels and forms]]: \cite{Lück2001|4.2}; [[User: Levikov|Filipp Levikov]]
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# [[2012SBR Program#Even dimensional surgery obstructions|Even dimensional surgery obstructions]]: \cite{Lück2001|4.3 & 4.4}; [[User:Edinburg|Edinburg]]
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# [[2012SBR Program#Even dimensional surgery obstructions|Even dimensional surgery obstructions]]: \cite{Lück2001|4.3 & 4.4}; [[User:Edinburgh|Edinburgh]]
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# [[2012SBR Program#Odd dimensional surgery obstructions|Odd dimensional surgery obstructions]]: \cite{Lück2001|4.5 & 4.6}; [[User:Edinburg|Edinburg]]
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# [[2012SBR Program#Odd dimensional surgery obstructions|Odd dimensional surgery obstructions]]: \cite{Lück2001|4.5 & 4.6}; [[User:Edinburgh|Edinburgh]]
# [[2012SBR Program#Manifolds with boundary and simple surgery obstructions|Manifolds with boundary and simple surgery obstructions]]: \cite{Lück2001|4.7}; [[User:Bernd Ammann|Bernd Ammann]]
# [[2012SBR Program#Manifolds with boundary and simple surgery obstructions|Manifolds with boundary and simple surgery obstructions]]: \cite{Lück2001|4.7}; [[User:Bernd Ammann|Bernd Ammann]]
# [[2012SBR Program#The structure set and Wall realisation|The structure set and Wall realisation]]: \cite{Lück2001|5.1}; [[User:Münster|Münster]]
# [[2012SBR Program#The structure set and Wall realisation|The structure set and Wall realisation]]: \cite{Lück2001|5.1}; [[User:Münster|Münster]]
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=== Division of talks ===
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*[A] Talks 1-3: The aims of these talks is to out-line the proof of the s-coboridism theorem assuming the audience is familiar with the proof of the h-cobordism theorem.
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*[B] Talks 4-5: Here the key homotopy theoretic aspects of manifolds are identified: Poincar\'e duality and its surprising consequence: the existence of the Spivak normal fibration.
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*[C] Talks 6-8: Working below the middle dimension we see how surgery and bordism are intimately related and how to make normamaps highly connected.
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*[C] Talks 6-8: Working below the middle dimension we see how surgery and bordism are intimately related and how to make normal maps highly connected.
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*[D] Talks 9-11: These talks present the heart of surgery: the surgery obstruction map arising out of the challenge of performing desired surgeries on middle-dimensionahomotopy classes. Subtle topology and complex algebra and elegantly gathered into a powerfusynthesis here.
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*[D] Talks 9-11: These talks present the heart of surgery: the surgery obstruction map arising out of the challenge of performing desired surgeries on middle-dimensional homotopy classes. Subtle topology and complex algebra and elegantly gathered into a powerful synthesis here.
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*[E] Talks 12-14: Here we step back a little and see how to assemble alof the previous hard work into the succinct and powerfusurgery exact sequence.
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*[E] Talks 12-14: Here we step back a little and see how to assemble all of the previous hard work into the succinct and powerful surgery exact sequence.
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*[F] Talks 15-18: Now we give applications and show how to work with the surgery exact sequence. Starting with exotic spheres we see the spaces fundamentaspaces $O$, $PL$, $TOP$ and $G$ and their quotients, compute their homotopy groups and sometimes even their homotopy type. As a result we can calculate manifolds homotopy equivalent to $S^n$, $\CP^n$ and $T^n$ (in appropriate categories).
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*[F] Talks 15-18: Now we give applications and show how to work with the surgery exact sequence. Starting with exotic spheres we see the spaces fundamental spaces $O$, $PL$, $TOP$ and $G$ and their quotients, compute their homotopy groups and sometimes even their homotopy type. As a result we can calculate manifolds homotopy equivalent to $S^n$, $\CP^n$ and $T^n$ (in appropriate categories).
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Revision as of 18:15, 15 March 2012

The Regensuburg surgery Blockseminar runs March 25 - 30 2012.

This page supports the scientific part of the meeting.

Contents

1 Introduction

The aim of this seminar is to give a detailed treatment of the smooth surgery exact sequence for manifolds of dimension 5 and higher and then to review extensions of this sequence to the piecewise linear and topological categories and to give a range of applications.

The main reference for the seminar is Wolfgang Lück's lecture notes, A basic introduction to surgery [Lück2001] but we will use various other sources.

1.1 Prerequisites

The seminar will assume not go into the following important subjects:

  • The general theory of smooth manifolds, submanifolds, normal bundles and tubular neighbourhoods: see e.g. [Milnor&Stasheff1974, Ch.11 & Ch 18].
  • Participants are assumed to be familiar with the statement of the h-cobordism theorem and hopefully it's proof: see [Milnor1965a].

An excellent place to learn the essential ideas for surgery remains [Milnor1961], in particular the first four sections.

2 Information for speakers

Each talk will run for 60 minutes with up to 15 minutes for questions.

The talks will be given using white-boards.

2.1 Scientific guidelines

Where there is no single way to give a good talk, here are some suggestions:

  • Identify the main result(s) of your talk.
  • Aim to state your main results as quickly and as clearly as possible at the beginning of your talk: this may require leaving certain concepts to be fully explained in later in your talk.
  • Where possible, illustrate the main results with clarifying examples and explain how they fit into the overall development of the seminar: i.e. indicate results from previous talks you build and/or results in future talks that build on your talk.
  • Finally move onto the proof of your main results. Where possible, break the proof into a series of clearly stated lemmas and prove each lemma in turn. It is OK to skip the full proofs of technical or very difficult lemmas.

3 Schedule

  1. The s-cobordism theorem I: [Lück2001, 1.1-1.3]; Regensburg
  2. The s-cobordism theorem II: [Lück2001, 1.3 & 1.4]; Regensburg
  3. The s-cobordism theorem III: [Lück2001, Ch.2]; Regensburg
  4. Poincaré complexes: [Lück2001][3.1] L; Freiburg
  5. Spherical fibrations and the normal Spivak fibration: [Lück2001, 3.2.2 & 3.2.3]; Freiburg
  6. Normal maps and the Pontrjagin-Thom isomorphism: [Lück2001, 3.1 & 3.3]; Regensburg
  7. Surgery below the middle dimension: [Lück2001, 3.4]; Nicolas Ginoux and Carolina Neira-Jiménez
  8. Intersections and self-intersections: [Lück2001, 4.1]; Regensburg
  9. Kernels and forms: [Lück2001, 4.2]; Filipp Levikov
  10. Even dimensional surgery obstructions: [Lück2001, 4.3 & 4.4]; Edinburgh
  11. Odd dimensional surgery obstructions: [Lück2001, 4.5 & 4.6]; Edinburgh
  12. Manifolds with boundary and simple surgery obstructions: [Lück2001, 4.7]; Bernd Ammann
  13. The structure set and Wall realisation: [Lück2001, 5.1]; Münster
  14. The smooth surgery exact sequence: [Lück2001, 5.2, 5.3 & 6.1]; Münster
  15. Exotic spheres: [Lück2001, 6.1-6.5 & 6.7]; Sebastian Goette
  16. The surgery exact sequence for TOP and PL: [Lück2001, 5.4 & 6.6]; Bonn
  17. Manifolds homotopy equivalent to CPn: [Wall1999, 14C], [Madsen&Milgram1979, 8C]; Poznan
  18. Fake Tori: [Wall1999, 15A]; Philipp Kühl

3.1 Division of talks

Note that the program naturally splits into various groups of talks. The speakers from these groups should co-operate with one another both in learning the material and in decided how to organise its presentation.

  • [A] Talks 1-3: The aims of these talks is to out-line the proof of the s-cobordism theorem assuming the audience is familiar with the proof of the h-cobordism theorem.
  • [B] Talks 4-5: Here the key homotopy theoretic aspects of manifolds are identified: Poincar\'e duality and its surprising consequence: the existence of the Spivak normal fibration.
  • [C] Talks 6-8: Working below the middle dimension we see how surgery and bordism are intimately related and how to make normal maps highly connected.
  • [D] Talks 9-11: These talks present the heart of surgery: the surgery obstruction map arising out of the challenge of performing desired surgeries on middle-dimensional homotopy classes. Subtle topology and complex algebra and elegantly gathered into a powerful synthesis here.
  • [E] Talks 12-14: Here we step back a little and see how to assemble all of the previous hard work into the succinct and powerful surgery exact sequence.
  • [F] Talks 15-18: Now we give applications and show how to work with the surgery exact sequence. Starting with exotic spheres we see the spaces fundamental spaces O, PL, TOP and G and their quotients, compute their homotopy groups and sometimes even their homotopy type. As a result we can calculate manifolds homotopy equivalent to S^n, \CP^n and T^n (in appropriate categories).

4 References

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