Abstract:
The Milnor-Wood inequality, introduced in two landmark papers by John Milnor (1958) and John W. Wood (1971), is a striking result at the intersection of geometry, topology, and dynamics. It establishes sharp bounds on the Euler number of flat
Wood extended Milnor’s result to “non-linear” flat circle bundles, offering a perspective rooted in 1-dimensional dynamics. In the 1980s, Étienne Ghys posed the intriguing question of whether Wood’s inequality could be extended to flat-oriented
Scheduled for: 2025-03-08 09:25 AM: Semi-plenary B: Sam Nariman in Forbes 2070E
Status: Accepted
Collection: Plenary and Semi-Plenary Talks
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