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401-3581-DRL 2 Credits DR D-MATH

Symplectic Geometry

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Patricia Dietzsch
Only for ZGSM (ETH D-MATH and UZH I-MATH) doctoral students. The latter need to register at myStudies and then send an email to with their name, course number and student ID. Please see
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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:14:51

Abstract

This is an introductory course in symplectic geometry. We will cover some foundations of symplectic geometry (such as local theory, Lagrangian submanifolds and Hamiltonian flows). The last part of the course will be devoted to symplectic capacities and some rigidity results.

Objective

Get acquainted with the basics of symplectic geometry

Resources

Literature

- Lectures on Symplectic Geometry, by A. Cannas da Silva (Springer) - Introduction to Symplectic Topology, by D. McDuff and D. Salamon (Oxford) - Symplectic Invariants and Hamiltonian Dynamics, by H. Hofer and E. Zehnder (Birkhäuser)

Learning Materials (Links)

General Information

Language
English
Levels
DR

Examination

Type
ungraded semester performance
Correct solution of at least 50% of the exercises in the exercise series.

Registration & Places

Priority: Registration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Symplectic Geometry
  • Tue 10:15-12:00 (HG D 1.2)
  • Thu 08:15-10:00 (HG D 1.2)
  • 14.11 Date 10:15-12:00 (HG F 26.3)
4 h weekly
exercise Symplectic Geometry
Groups are selected in myStudies.
  • Fri 12:15-13:00 (HG F 26.5)
1 h weekly

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