The Department of
Mathematical Sciences presents
a colloquium by
Professor Tom Bieske
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Room 801Old Chemistry Building
4 – 5 pm
Infinite harmonic functions and
absolute minimizers
in metric spaces
Abstract:
We examine the relationship between
infinite
harmonic, gradient minimizing, and absolute
minimizing functions in metric spaces. We will
discuss certain
concrete examples that display
a rich
geometry.
By considering the geometry, we
discover
the
distance function does not behave
as
it does in Euclidean space.
Refreshments
will be served at 3:30 pm
in the Faculty & Graduate Student Lounge
Room
840 of the