Albion College Mathematics and Computer Science Colloquium

 Title: Antoine's Necklace and the Amazing Cantor Set Speaker: Robert MesserAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Mathematics and Computer ScienceAlbion CollegeAlbion, MI Abstract: The Cantor set appears in many disguises to illustrate the basic concepts of topology.The standard Cantor set in the unit interval is interesting enough, but topologist like to bend and stretch things. So we develop a way to recognize the Cantor set even if we were to meet it at night in a dark alley. We check out the Stonehenge of Cantor sets, enjoy the Cantor set on Broadway, and try on Antoine's necklace.Click here for exercises related to this talk. Location: Norris 109 Date: 2/20/2003 Time: 4:10 PM

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author  = "{Robert MesserAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Mathematics and Computer ScienceAlbion CollegeAlbion, MI}",
title   = "{Antoine's Necklace and the Amazing Cantor Set}",
address = "{Albion College Mathematics and Computer Science Colloquium}",
month   = "{20 February}",
year    = "{2003}"
}