Colloquium

Department of Mathematics

Coloring Knots

Nikos Apostolakis

Boise State University

Abstract

Colorings of knots correspond to representations of the group of the knot into some symmetric group. We will examine such colorings both as a method of distinguishing knots and as representations of 3--dimensional manifolds. All terms will be explained during the talk.

Wednesday, November 19th, 2003
2:40 pm
Room: MG 120
Refreshments: 2:15 pm in MG226.

All interested persons are welcome.