Kirby Calculus Seminar

Ty Ghaswala, Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing, University of Waterloo

"Kirby diagrams -- because 3-dimensions just isn't enough"

I will introduce Kirby diagrams, which are a way of denoting 4-dimensional handles. The talk will almost entirely consist of staring at pictures of knots and balls and convincing ourselves that these are actually 4-dimensional handlebodies!

MC 5403