Introductory Workshop: New Frontiers in Curvature

This workshop will include introductory lectures on each of the four main topics of the program: geometric flows, geometric problems in mathematical relativity, global Riemannian geometry, and minimal submanifolds. The workshop will also have semi-expository lectures on recent advances and breakthroughs involving interactions between the four main topics. This will set the stage and provide important context for the semester-long program itself.

Topics: mean curvature flow, Ricci flow, fully nonlinear flows, general relativity, mass, Ricci curvature, scalar curvature, sectional curvature, symmetry, Riemannian geometry, group actions, minimal surfaces, stability and index