Event Details

  • Start: 19 March 2026 12:30
  • End: 19 March 2026 13:30
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  • Speaker: Yevgeny Liokumovich (University of Toronto)
    Where: Seminario 1, IMAG


Abstract:
I will prove Gromov's conjecture that every 3-manifold of positive scalar curvature contains a short closed geodesic.
The proof uses Min-Max theory of minimal surfaces and a combinatorial version of mean curvature flow.
This is a joint work with Davi Maximo and Regina Rotman.