It has been well known that any closed, orientable 3-manifold can be obtained by performing Dehn surgery on a link in S^3. One of the most prominent problems in 3-manifold topology is to list all the possible lens spaces that can be obtained by a Dehn surgery along a knot in S^3, which has been solved by Greene. A natural generalization of this problem is to list all the possible lens spaces that can be obtained by a Dehn surgery from other lens spaces. Besides, considering surgeries between lens spaces is also motivated from DNA topology. In this talk, we will discuss distance one surgeries between lens spaces L(n, 1) with n ≥ 5 odd and lens spaces L(s, 1) for nonzero s and the corresponding band surgeries from T(2, n) to T(2, s), by using our Heegaard Floer d-invariant surgery formula, which is deduced from the Heegaard Floer mappping cone formula. We give an almost complete classification of the above surgeries.

This is a one-day workshop with young geometric topologists. Follow the link for more details
https://sites.google.com/site/hrbaik85/workshop-and-conferences-at-kaist/yggt-at-kaist?authuser=0

Pressure functions are key ideas in the thermodynamic formalism of dynamical systems. McMullen used the convexity of the pressure function to construct a metric, called a pressure metric, on the Teichmuller space and showed that it is a constant multiple of the Weil-Petersson metric. In the spirit of Sullivan's dictionary, McMullen applied the same idea to define a metric on the space of Blaschke products. In this talk, we will discuss Bridgeman-Taylor and McMullen's earlier works on the pressure metric, as well as recent developments in more generic settings. Then we will talk about pressure metrics on hyperbolic components in complex dynamics, as well as unsolved problems.

When does a topological branched self-covering of the sphere enjoy a holomorphic structure? William Thurston answered this question in the 1980s by using a holomorphic self-map of the Teichmuller space known as Thurston's pullback map. About 30 years later, Dylan Thurston took a different approach to the same question, reducing it to a one-dimensional dynamical problem. We will discuss both characterizations and their applications to various questions in complex dynamics.

(John Hubbard's Mini-course: Lecture 3)

Post-critically finite (PCF) rational maps are a fascinating class of dynamical systems with rich mathematical structures. In this minicourse, we explore the interplay between topology, geometry, and dynamics in the study of PCF rational maps. [Lecture 3: Geometry of PCF rational maps] Geometry of PCF rational maps The topological models for PCF rational maps we discuss define canonical quasi-symmetric classes of metrics on their Julia sets. We investigate the conformal dimensions of Julia sets, which measure their geometric complexity and provide insights into the underlying dynamics. Through this exploration, we uncover the intricate relationship between the topology, geometry, and dynamics of PCF rational maps.

(John Hubbard's Mini-course: Lecture 2)

Post-critically finite (PCF) rational maps are a fascinating class of dynamical systems with rich mathematical structures. In this minicourse, we explore the interplay between topology, geometry, and dynamics in the study of PCF rational maps. [Lecture 2: Topology of PCF rational maps] W.Thurston's and D.Thurston's characterizations provide powerful frameworks for understanding the topological dynamics of rational maps. We delve into these characterizations, exploring their implications for the dynamics of PCF rational maps. Additionally, we discuss finite subdivision rules and topological surgeries, such as matings, tunings, and decompositions, as tools for constructing and analyzing PCF rational maps in topological ways.

(John Hubbard's Mini-course: Lecture 1)

Post-critically finite (PCF) rational maps are a fascinating class of dynamical systems with rich mathematical structures. In this minicourse, we explore the interplay between topology, geometry, and dynamics in the study of PCF rational maps. [Lecture 1: What are PCF rational maps?] We begin by introducing PCF rational maps, highlighting their significance in complex dynamics.