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# Adam S. Levine

Associate Professor of Mathematics
Mathematics
alevine@math.duke.edu
120 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708
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## Overview

My research is in low-dimensional topology, the study of the shapes of 3- and 4-dimensional spaces (manifolds) and of curves and surfaces contained therein. Classifying smooth 4-dimensional manifolds, in particular, has been a deep challenge for topologists for many decades; unlike in higher dimensions, there is not enough "wiggle room" to turn topological problems into purely algebraic ones. Many of my projects reveal new complications in the topology of 4-manifolds, particularly related to embedded surfaces. My main tools come from Heegaard Floer homology, a powerful package of invariants derived from symplectic geometry. I am also interested in the interrelations between different invariants of knots in 3-space, particularly the connections between knot invariants arising from gauge theory and symplectic geometry and those coming from representation theory.

## Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Mathematics · 2020 - Present Mathematics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

## Education, Training & Certifications

Columbia University · 2010 Ph.D.
Harvard University · 2005 A.B.

## Web Links

www.math.duke.edu/~alevine