Prof. Dr. Michael Hutchings

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietGeometrie, Topologie
Keywordsgeometric analysis, symplectic and contact geometry, pseudoholomorphic curves, Floer homology, Hamiltonian dynamics

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtBerkeley
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of California, Berkeley
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Mathematics

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Klaus MohnkeInstitut für Mathematik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.05.2018

Programm(e)

2016Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Hutchings is a leading expert in the field of symplectic topology, in particular in connection with 3- and 4-dimensional topology. Together with Professor Clifford Taubes, his doctoral advisor from Harvard University, he developed the theory of embedded contact homology, revealing deep connections between Seiberg-Witten equations and Cauchy-Riemann equations in dimension three. During his stay in Germany, he will work on the further development of various forms of contact homology and their applications in symplectic and contact topology.