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Colloquium

Mathematics Colloquium

Date:
Time:
4:00 pm – 4:50 pm
Avery Hall Room: 115
1144 T St
 Lincoln NE 68508
Additional Info: AVH
Contact:
Steve Cohn, (402) 472-7223, scohn1@math.unl.edu
Speaker: Mark Brittenham
Affiliation: UNL
Local Host: Richard Rebarber
Title: Knot moves and group quotients

Additional Public Info:

Abstract: Knot theory, the study of knotted circles
in space, has a rich history, drawing
techniques from nearly every corner of
mathematics. Recent applications to the
study of DNA recombination has helped
to motivate the study of local “moves”
on knots, modeled as the replacement of
a portion of the knot, of a given shape,
by another fixed shape. The question
of whether or not such a move can
transform any knot into any other, and
the techniques used to answer such
questions, will be the focus of this talk.

Refreshments will be served in 348 Avery 3:30-4pm.
The talk is free and open to the public.



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