Dept Math & Stat UiT, Forskningsparken B459
  26 Aug 2025 Wed

14:15-16:00

Omid Makhmali (UiT)

"Cartan geometric approach in symmetry reduction"

I will review and revisit the geometry of (2,3,5) and (3,6) distributions with an infinitesimal symmetry, initially studied in a joint work with Katja Sagerschnig. These geometries are related to generalized flag varieties modelled on Lie groups G2 and B3=Spin(7), and I will explain what are their symmetry reductions. I will then discuss similar results on more general geometric structures.