| When | Th 2:00-3:50 (with a break) |
|---|---|
| Where | Altgeld 347 |
| Organizers | Peter Brinkmann and Nadya Shirokova |
| brinkman@math.uiuc.edu or nadya@math.uiuc.edu |
This RAP serves two purposes. First, we will discuss some of the basics of knot theory such as knot projections, types of knots, knot groups, etc., loosely based on some introductory texts (such as Adams, 'The Knot Book'; Crowell-Fox, 'Introduction to Knot Theory'; Burde-Zieschang, 'Knots'; Rolfsen, 'Knots and Links'; Kauffman, 'On Knots'). Second, the RAP will serve as a platform for talks about current research (such as Vassiliev invariants, geometric knot theory, and slalom knots).