The general 4-dimensional light bulb theorem

Date: 
Tuesday, 18 December, 2018 - 14:00 - 15:00
Venue: 
LSB 222
Seminar Type: 
Colloquium
Speaker Name: 
Prof. David Gabai
Affiliation: 
Princeton University
Abstract: 

We discuss the theorem that in a compact 4-manifold that has no 2-torsion, homotopy implies smooth isotopy for smooth embedded 2-spheres with a common embedded transverse sphere. By transverse sphere we mean a sphere with trivial normal bundle that intersects each of the other spheres transversely exactly once.