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Sean Lawton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor |
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Education:
• Ph.D. in Mathematics, The University of Maryland, 2006.
• M.A. in Mathematics, The University of Maryland, 2003.
• B.S. in Mathematics, The University of Maryland, 2000.
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Research Interest:
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Moduli of Lie group valued representations of finitely generated groups. In particular, the classical topology, geometry, singularity theory, algebraic geometry, and Poisson geometry of character varieties.
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| Recent Selected Publications: |
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"The Topology of Moduli Spaces of Free Representations," Mathematische Annalen, Vol. 345, No. 2, (2009) 453-489, with C. Florentino |
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"Obtaining the One-Holed Torus from Pants: Duality in an SL(3,c)-Character Variety," Pacific Journal of Mathematics, Vol. 242, No. 1, 131-142, 2009. |
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"Poisson Geometry of SL(3, C)-Character Varieties Relative to a Surface with Boundary." Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 369 (2009), No. 5, 2397-2429. |
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"Minimal Affine Coordinates for SL(3, C) Character Varieties of Free Groups," Journal of Algebra, Vol. 320 (2008), No. 10, 3773-3810. |
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| E-mail: lawtonsd@utpa.edu |
| Phone: (956) 381-2349 |
| Office: MAGC 2.324 |
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