Marina Ratner's work: from butterflies and shearing, to rigidity
s25.5.2023
Lecture given by Prof. Dr. Alex Eskin and Prof. Dr. Corinna Ulcigrai
May 25, 2023, 17:15
Y03 G85
What does 'shearing' has to do with butterflies? What does 'rigidity' mean in mathematics and why is it important? In this talk, accessible to Bachelor and Master students with a mathematical background, we will try to answer these questions offering a glimpse of the powerful mathematical works of Marina Ratner (1938-2017) and her legacy, from the Ratner shearing property to Ratner's rigidity theorems. The talk is part of the May 12 initiatives to 'Celebrate Women in Mathematics'.
https://may12.womeninmaths.org/node/1006