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Author ORCID Identifier
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AccessType
Open Access Dissertation
Document Type
dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Degree Program
Mathematics
Year Degree Awarded
2017
Month Degree Awarded
February
First Advisor
Michael Sullivan
Subject Categories
Geometry and Topology
Abstract
We prove a Seifert-van Kampen theorem for Legendrian submanifolds and exact Lagrangian cobordisms, and use it to calculate the change in the DGA caused by critical Legendrian ambient surgery.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/9628152.0
Recommended Citation
Lowell, Mark, "A Seifert-van Kampen Theorem for Legendrian Submanifolds and Exact Lagrangian Cobordisms" (2017). Doctoral Dissertations. 892.
https://doi.org/10.7275/9628152.0
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_2/892