MAT 682 
Advanced Topics in Differential Geometry 
Fall 2003 
TuTh 2:20-3:40, Physics P-128 

Prof. Claude LeBrun.
Office hours:
TuTh 1:00--2:00, Math Tower 3-108.


Riemannian Manifolds of Special Holonomy

This course will discuss the construction of compact Riemannian manifolds with non-trivial parallel tensor fields. These manifolds are interesting for many different reasons, but one important motivation for studying them is that they typically turn out to be Einstein.

After a brif introduction to Riemannian holonomy, we will give a self-contained treatment of the theory of Calabi-Yau and hyper-Kähler manifolds. We will then focus on Joyce's construction of manifolds of holonomy G2 and Spin(7).

Prerequisite: MAT 569, or permission of the professor.

Grades will be based upon class participation.


The Professor may be reach by e-mail at

claude@math.sunysb.edu

 
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