In the summer of 2017, I organized a seminar on 4-Manifolds and Kirby Calculus which covers topics in the book by Robert Gompf and Stipsicz András of the same name.
The talks were held in the 8th floor conference room in RLM on Tuesdays at 2pm. On Thursdays at 2pm in the same location, we will work on exercises from the section of the book covered that Tuesday. Some speakers write their own exercises, which can be found on this page. Here is the schedule for talks.
The email list is still used every so often to discuss problems related to Kirby Calculus. If you are interested in being on the email list, please feel free to email me at gannonth@math.utexas!
Exercises:
- Handle Diagrams and Heegard Diagrams, with associated picture. (by Lisa Piccirillo)
- Kirby Diagrams and Framings (by Johnathan Johnson)
- Constructions on Diagrams (by Max Riestenberg)
- Kirby Moves with associated picture. (by Allison Miller)
- Surgery Theory (by Austin Alderete)
