In 1957 Milnor constructed flat bundles with non-trivial Euler classes. We will describe these and r
Title
Milnor's construction of flat SL(2,R)-bundles (a pre-history of Higgs bundles)
In 1957 Milnor constructed flat bundles with non-trivial Euler classes. We will describe these and re-interpret them in the language of modern Higgs bundles.
Date and Venue
Start Date
Venue
sala 0.06, Edifício dos Departamentos de Matemática, FCUP
Speaker
Steven Bradlow
Area
Geometry and Topology