The action dimension of Artin groups
Speaker:
Mike Davis, The Ohio State University
Date and Time:
Monday, June 13, 2016 - 9:00am to 9:45am
Location:
Fields Institute, Stewart Library
Abstract:
The action dimension of a group G is the minimum dimension of a thickening of BG to a manifold with boundary. In most cases, when the K(π, 1) Conjecture holds for an Artin group, its action dimension can be computed.