Geometry

Differential geometry is a vast subject that has its roots in both the classical theory of curves and surfaces and in the work of Gauss and Riemann motivated by the calculus of variations. The subjects with strong representation at Cornell are symplectic geometry, Lie theory, and geometric analysis.

Symplectic geometry is a branch of differential geometry and differential topology that has its origins in the Hamiltonian formulation of classical mechanics. Geometric analysis is a mathematical discipline at the interface of differential geometry and differential equations. Richard Hamilton and James Eells Jr. did some of their groundbreaking work while at Cornell.

Lie groups are named after the 19th century mathematician Sophus Lie, who was motivated by the problem of analyzing the continuous symmetries of differential equations. This area has expanded to encompass a wide variety of topics related to finite and continuous groups. It has significant applications to harmonic analysis, number theory, and mathematical physics. One of the most influential mathematicians working in Lie theory in the early 1950s was Eugene Dynkin, a member of the Cornell mathematics department from 1977 to 2014.

H. C. Wang was a member of the department from 1966 to 1978 and made groundbreaking contributions to differential geometry, topology, and Lie groups. The H. C. Wang instructorship is named in his honor. William Thurston, one of the most influential modern geometers was active in the department from 2003 to 2012.

Faculty Members

Dan M. BarbaschRepresentation theory of reductive Lie groups
Yuri BerestRepresentation theory, noncommutative geometry, mathematical physics
Xiaodong CaoDifferential geometry and geometric analysis
Robert ConnellyDiscrete geometry, computational geometry and the rigidity of discrete structures
Benjamin DozierDynamical systems, Riemann surfaces
Tara HolmSymplectic geometry
John H. HubbardAnalysis, differential equations, differential geometry
Allen KnutsonAlgebraic geometry and algebraic combinatorics
Yusheng LuoDynamical systems, complex dynamics, Teichmüller theory
Reyer SjamaarSymplectic geometry
Daniel SternDifferential geometry, PDEs, calculus of variations
Nicolas TemplierNumber theory, automorphic forms, and mathematical physics
Rachel WebbProblems related to Gromov-Witten theory
Xin ZhouGeometric Analysis and Calculus of Variations

Emeritus and Other Faculty

Kelly DelpGeometric structures, manifolds and orbifolds
Ritvik RamkumarAlgebraic geometry, commutative algebra
Birgit E. SpehLie groups, automorphic forms, representation theory
Zhihan WangDifferential geometry
Hosea WondoGeometric analysis

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