Differential Geometry and Physics Seminar

Speaker: Surena Hozoori (Brandeis)

Title: Strongly adapted contact geometry of Anosov 3-flows

Abstract: We will discuss some recent developments in the contact geometric theory of Anosov 3-flows, whose roots go back to the works of Mitsumatsu and Eliashberg-Thurston in the mid 1990s. In particular, we provide a contact geometric characterization of Anosov 3-flows based on interactions with Reeb dynamics, as well as investigate the basic properties of the resulting geometries. Time permitting, we will discuss how these results allow one to re-approach some classical questions in Anosov dynamics.