Positive Scalar Curvature and Applications
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Snapshots of modern mathematics from Oberwolfach; 4/2019Metadata
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Abstract
We introduce the idea of curvature, including how it developed historically, and focus on the scalar curvature of a manifold. A major current research topic involves understanding positive scalar curvature. We discuss why this is interesting and how it relates to general relativity.
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10.14760/SNAP-2019-004-ESMathematical Subject
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