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Marion Recruitment Talk -- Scott Zimmerman

scott zimmerman
February 7, 2020
2:30PM - 3:30PM
CH 240

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Add to Calendar 2020-02-07 14:30:00 2020-02-07 15:30:00 Marion Recruitment Talk -- Scott Zimmerman Title: Analysis on curves in Carnot groups Abstract: Carnot groups are particularly nice Lie groups, and these manifolds provide mathematical models for scenarios in which motion is controlled by predefined constraints. Such restrictions endow a Carnot group with a non-smooth structure and unusual geometric properties. This unconventional framework requires the development of new and creative solutions to questions of classical analysis. For example, I will illustrate the impact of a Carnot group's metric structure on the smooth extendability of paths, the 1-rectifiability of sets, and the boundedness of singular integral operators defined along curves. CH 240 Department of Mathematics math@osu.edu America/New_York public

Title: Analysis on curves in Carnot groups

Abstract: Carnot groups are particularly nice Lie groups, and these manifolds provide mathematical models for scenarios in which motion is controlled by predefined constraints. Such restrictions endow a Carnot group with a non-smooth structure and unusual geometric properties. This unconventional framework requires the development of new and creative solutions to questions of classical analysis. For example, I will illustrate the impact of a Carnot group's metric structure on the smooth extendability of paths, the 1-rectifiability of sets, and the boundedness of singular integral operators defined along curves.