Tech Topology Summer School 2023

  • Home
  • Courses
    • Clay mini-course
    • Dai Mini-Course
    • Roberts Mini-Course
  • Schedule
  • Participants
  • Registration
  • Local Information
  • Code of Conduct
  • Past Summer Schools

Roberts Mini-Course

Rachel Roberts
An introduction to taut foliations in 3-manifolds

Abstract: This minicourse will be an introduction to taut foliations. We will introduce taut codimension-one foliations and their usefulness in understanding 3-manifolds. Topics will include the work of Gabai and Thurston relating minimal genus of surfaces to foliations, an assortment of constructions of taut foliations, the work of Eliashberg and Thurston relating taut foliations and contact structures, and the work of Ozsváth and Szabó on the contact class associated to a taut foliation.

Organizers: John Etnyre, Jennifer Hom, Miriam Kuzbary, Nur Saglam, and Jonathan Simone

Copyright © 2025 · Agency Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in