International Conference
POLYHEDRAL SURFACES: GEOMETRY AND COMBINATORICS

Organizers: A.I. Bobenko, A.M. Vershik, G.M. Ziegler

Local arrangements: Nikolai Mnev, Elena Novikova

The theory of polyhedral surfaces is a very concrete special case (and testing ground) of an active mathematical terrain where differential geometry (providing the classical theory for smooth surfaces) and discrete geometry (classically concenrned with polytopes, simplicial complexes, etc.) meet and interact. The goal of the workshop is to bring together the mathematicians working with various aspects of discrete/differential geometry. The topics include:

• discrete models of special surfaces such as minimal, constant mean curvature etc.
• geometry of quadrilateral meshes and cubical complexes
• discrete models of curvature
• existence, construction, rigidity, uniqueness of interesting polyhedral surfaces

We expect about 20 participants sharing close mathematical interests.

Program

Preliminary List of Talks

Further Information:

scheerer@math.tu-berlin.de   bobenko@math.tu-berlin.de