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Lenhard L. Ng, Eads Family Professor

Lenhard L. Ng

My research mainly focuses on symplectic topology and low-dimensional topology. I am interested in studying structures in symplectic and contact geometry (Weinstein manifolds, contact manifolds, Legendrian and transverse knots), especially through holomorphic-curve techniques. One particular interest is extracting topological information about knots through cotangent bundles, and exploring relations to topological string theory. I have also worked in Heegaard Floer theory, quantum topology, and sheaf theory, especially as they relate to Legendrian and transverse knots.

Contact Info:
Office Location:  120 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone:  (919) 660-6972
Email Address: send me a message
Web Page:  https://services.math.duke.edu/~ng/

Teaching (Spring 2024):

  • MATH 612.01, ALGEBRAIC TOPOLOGY II Synopsis
    Physics 259, MW 01:25 PM-02:40 PM
Office Hours:

Spring 2024:


  • Wednesdays 4:00-5:00

  • Thursdays 12:00-1:00


and by appointment.
Education:

Ph.D.Massachusetts Institute of Technology2001
ABHarvard University1996
Specialties:

Geometry
Topology
Research Interests: Symplectic geometry, Low dimensional topology, Contact geometry, Knot theory, Holomorphic curves

Keywords:

Contact geometry • Holomorphic curves • Knot theory • Low dimensional topology • Symplectic and contact topology • Symplectic geometry • Three-manifolds (Topology) • Topology

Curriculum Vitae
Current Ph.D. Students   (Former Students)

  • Yu Pan  
  • Caitlin Leverson  
Postdocs Mentored

  • Christopher Cornwell (2011 - 2014)  
  • Daniel Rutherford (2008 - 2011)  
Undergraduate Research Supervised

  • Alexandru Milu (2014 - 2015)  
  • Alexandru Milu (May 12, 2014 - June 27, 2014)  
  • Wutichai Chongchitmate (2009 - 2010)  
  • Tirasan Khandhawit (2007 - 2008)  
Recent Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Casals, R; Ng, L, Braid loops with infinite monodromy on the Legendrian contact DGA, Journal of Topology, vol. 15 no. 4 (December, 2022), pp. 1927-2016, WILEY [doi]  [abs]
  2. Ng, L; Rutherford, D; Shende, V; Sivek, S; Zaslow, E, Augmentations are sheaves, Geometry & Topology, vol. 24 no. 5 (January, 2020), pp. 2149-2286, Mathematical Sciences Publishers [doi]  [abs]
  3. Ekholm, T; Ng, L, Higher genus knot contact homology and recursion for colored HOMFLY-PT polynomials, Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, vol. 24 no. 8 (2020), pp. 2067-2145 [doi]  [abs]
  4. Etnyre, JB; Ng, LL, Legendrian contact homology in $\mathbb{R}^3$, Surveys in Differential Geometry, vol. 25 no. 1 (2020), pp. 103-161, International Press of Boston [doi]
  5. Chantraine, B; Ng, L; Sivek, S, Representations, sheaves and Legendrian (2,m) torus links, Journal of the London Mathematical Society, vol. 100 no. 1 (August, 2019), pp. 41-82, WILEY [doi]  [abs]
Recent Grant Support

  • Holomorphic Invariants of Knots and Contact Manifolds, National Science Foundation, 2020/09-2023/08.      
  • Holomorphic Invariants in Symplectic Topology, National Science Foundation, DMS-1707652, 2017/09-2021/08.      
Conferences Organized

  • Organizer : 27th Annual Geometry Festival. April 27, 2012 - April 29, 2012, Organizer : 27th Annual Geometry Festival, April 27, 2012 - April 29, 2012  
  • Organizer, workshop "Cyclic homology and symplectic topology". November 2009, Organizer, workshop "Cyclic homology and symplectic topology", November, 2009  
  • Organizer, workshop "Algebraic structures in the theory of holomorphic curves". November 2009, Organizer, workshop "Algebraic structures in the theory of holomorphic curves", November, 2009  

 

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