I am giving a minicourse on bounded cohomology for the conference Groups, topology and applications (Bilbao), from the 20th to the 22nd of April 2026. The exercise sessions are held by Elena Bogliolo.
Schedule
Monday 20th.
10-11: course.
11-11.30: coffee break.
11.30-12.30: course.
15-16.30: course.
Tuesday 21st.
10-11: exercises.
11-11.30: coffee break.
11.30-12.30: course.
15-16.30: course.
Wednesday 22nd.
10-11: exercises.
Content
Below you can find notes for each chapter. The notes contain more content and more exercises than will be covered during the actual minicourse.
2. Definition and low-degree computations.
3. Applications of bounded cohomology in low degree.
4. Amenability.
5. Lamplighters and compactly supported groups.
6. Transformation groups beyond compact support.