Mathematical Sciences Geometry/Topology Seminar

October 12:
Speaker: Paul Loya (Binghamton)
Title: Elementary complex analysis made a little complicated: The Cauchy integral and transform on regions with corners

Abstract: Everyone has used the Cauchy integral in a complex analysis course. Usually when studying this integral, one considers contours that are smooth. In my talk I will talk about generalizations of the Cauchy integral in two ways:
1) When the contour is not smooth but has corners and
2) instead of talking about "analytic functions," which is the main subject of compex analysis, I'll be talking about "monogenic functions". The main examples of "monogenic functions" are "harmonic forms" which can be used to study the topology of manifolds.
We'll also discuss the Cauchy integral, which (roughly speaking) is just the Cauchy integral restricted to the contour. This transform has some amazing properties we'll talk about.