Constructing manifolds with special holonomy by resolving orbifolds
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Thu, 25/11/2010 13:00 |
Robert Clancy (University of Oxford) |
Junior Geometry and Topology Seminar  |
SR1 |
| All of Joyce's constructions of compact manifolds with special holonomy are in some sense generalisations of the Kummer construction of a K3 surface. We will begin by reviewing manifolds with special holonomy and the Kummer construction. We will then describe Joyce's constructions of compact manifolds with holonomy G_2 and Spin(7). | |||