The spectral gap of a hyperbolic surface
- 👤 Speaker: Michael Magee (Durham University)
- 📅 Date & Time: Tuesday 03 February 2026, 09:30 - 10:30
- 📍 Venue: Seminar Room 1, Newton Institute
Abstract
In this talk I’ll give an introduction to hyperbolic surfaces. Then I’ll describe popular random and arithmetic models of them. I’ll give an overview of the whole spectrum of the Laplacian on the surface, and then focus on the potential spectral gap at zero. I’ll explain both old and new results about the spectral gap and finally highlight some remaining challenges. Based on joint works with W. Hide, D. Puder, and R. van Handel.
Series This talk is part of the Isaac Newton Institute Seminar Series series.
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Michael Magee (Durham University)
Tuesday 03 February 2026, 09:30-10:30