Hyperbolic planes in Minkowski 3-space

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Peter Smillie, California Institute of Technology

Please note that this seminar will take place online via Zoom. You can connect to this seminar via the following link:

https://princeton.zoom.us/j/594605776

Can you parametrize the space of isometric embeddings of the hyperbolic plane into Minkowski 3-space? In joint work with Francesco Bonsante and Andrea Seppi, we parametrize at least a good chunk of them in terms of asymptotic data. I'll describe our approach as well as connections to the asymptotic behavior of harmonic maps, and to some constructions in Teichmuller theory.