Search

Talk

The Borsuk--Ulam theorem, its generalizations, and applications

  • Florian Frick (Carnegie Mellon University & FU Berlin)
E1 05 (Leibniz-Saal)

Abstract

The Borsuk--Ulam theorem has found numerous applications across mathematical disciplines since its discovery in the 1930s. The theorem states that any continuous map from a d-sphere to d-space identifies a pair of antipodal points. I will show that this result remains relevant today and present new consequences. I will present two recent generalizations of the Borsuk--Ulam theorem, a colorful extension and a version for high-dimensional codomains, and explain some connections with packings of projective space among other topics.

This is joint work with Henry Adams, Johnathan Bush, and Zoe Wellner.

Mirke Olschewski

MPI for Mathematics in the Sciences Contact via Mail

Upcoming Events of this Seminar