Mathematical Sciences: A Workshop in Geometric Topology

该项目的目的是鼓励、激励和扩大落基山脉地区一批几何拓扑学家的研究计划。这一群体由活跃的拓扑学家组成，他们受雇于资金、图书馆资源或具有相关研究兴趣的教师有限的研究支持的学院和大学。在过去的四年里，这个小组每年春天或夏天都会举办一个小研讨会。去年，约翰·沃尔什在美国国家科学基金会的支持下，做了两次关于鞘理论在几何拓扑学中的应用的讲座。1987年6月将举办一个为期四天的研讨会。加州大学洛杉矶分校的鲍勃·爱德华兹将在鼓励非正式讨论和一对一对话的环境中进行两次演讲。此外，其他与会者将继续开展以前会议上开始的工作和讨论。俄勒冈州立大学数学系已同意为主要演讲者提供酬金，并提供当地交通费用。国家安全局将承担参与者的旅费和生活费。

The purpose of this project is to encourage, stimulate and expand the research programs of a group of geometric topologists in the Rocky Mountain region. This group consists of active topologists employed at colleges and universities with limited research support in terms of funding, library resources, or faculty with related research interests. For the past four years, this group has held a small workshop each spring or summer. Last year, John Walsh was brought in with NSF support to give two lectures on applications of sheaf theory to geometric topology. There will be a four-day workshop in June of 1987. Bob Edwards of U.C.L.A. will give two lectures in a setting that will encourage informal discussion and one-to-one dialogue. In addition, the other participants will continue work and discussions begun at previous meetings. The Mathematics Department at Oregon State University has agreed to provide an honorarium for the principal speaker and to provide for local transportation. The N.S.F. will cover travel and subsistence costs for the participants.