Friday, March 23, 2018 2:30 pm
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2:30 pm
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Matthias Nagel, McMaster University
"Triple linking numbers and surface systems"
We relate fillability of two link exteriors, and the question when two links admit homeomorphic surface systems to (a refinement of) Milnor’s triple linking numbers. This extends a theorem of Davis-Roth to include also links with non-vanishing linking numbers. This is joint work with C. Davis, P. Orson, and M. Powell.
MC 5403