Misha

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My research area is geometric geometry, geometric topology and geometric group theory. Occasionally, I apply these to other fields, like algebraic geometry and representation theory.
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Open immersions of open manifolds

jun 21 at 20:08 Vitali Kapovitch 4,082●1●11●22

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Simple discrete subgroups of Lie groups

may 27 at 15:05 Misha 12.5k●1●26●48

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Non-residually finite matrix groups

feb 25 12 at 13:02 G.C. 231●1●4

 
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Amenability and ultrafilters

apr 19 12 at 17:15 Simon Thomas 6,009●1●18●36

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Properties of Artin, Shephard and generalized von Dyck groups

feb 13 at 1:00 Misha 12.5k●1●26●48

 
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Homomorphisms of Lie groups preserving regularity

may 8 at 18:17 Misha 12.5k●1●26●48

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Mapping class group of once-punctured torus

may 13 at 16:16 Lee Mosher 5,806●1●9●26

 

 

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Does the moduli space of smooth curves of genus g contain an elliptic curve
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What is the difference between holonomy and monodromy?
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Can the holomorphic image of $(\mathbb{C}^*)^n$ be open but not dense
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What are some examples of ingenious, unexpected constructions?
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Understanding groups that are not linear.
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Does a *topological* manifold have an exhaustion by compact submanifolds with boundary?
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Does the curvature determine the metric?
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Proofs of the Stallings-Swan theorem
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Surfaces filled densely by a geodesic
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Are congruence subgroups of the modular group finitely presented?
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Diffeomorphisms of finite order not in the image of a circle action
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Why is the fundamental group of a compact Riemann surface not free ?
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Is there an algebraic approach to metric spaces?
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Are topological manifolds homotopy equivalent to smooth manifolds?
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High Dimensional Analogs of Polygon Spaces
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Lattice in a certain Lie group
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Are all free groups linear, i.e., admit a faithful representation to GL(n,K) for some field K ?
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“Softness” vs “rigidity” in Geometry
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Lie groups vs. algebraic groups and deformations
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Yang-Mills and Chern-Simons functionals as Morse functions
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Good Surface,Bad Surface-Surface classification
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finite index subgroup of a fuchsian group
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Can the SL_2 character variety of a three-manifold be nonreduced?
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What is the geometry of an undecidable diophantine equation?
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Is there non-simple-connected projective variety(over C) with trivial etale fundamental group?
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When is a classifying space a topological manifold?
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Recognizing the 4-sphere and the Adjan--Rabin theorem
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Does normalized Ricci flow on surfaces yield a bundle?
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Embedding a Riemann surface in the sphere
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orbitspace of a topological manifold
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