Academic Staff and Fellows

Toru IKEDA: Professor Doctor of Mathematical Sciences; Department/Science　 Graduate school/Science

A 3-manifold is a space in which a 3D coordinate system can be drawn around arbitrary points. Although it’s difficult to visualize an entire 3-manifold, work here involves cutting and pasting spaces and curves in order to study geometric properties such as symmetry.

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Research Area	Topology, 3D Manifolds, Knot Theory
Research Interests	Finite Group Actions on 3-Manifolds Symmetries of Knots and Spatial Graphs
Selected Publications	(1) Cyclically symmetric hyperbolic spatial graphs in 3-manifolds, Geom. Dedicata 170 (2014), 177--183. (2) Finite group actions on homologically peripheral 3-manifolds, Math. Proc. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 151 (2011), 319--337. (3) A topological approach to the Nielsen's realization problem for Haken 3-manifolds, Yokohama Math. J. 48 (2000), 139--172.
Education (Undergraduate Course)	BE, ME and DE from Osaka University of Tokyo

Manifold Laboratory

E-mail	ikeda（at）math.kindai.ac.jp Note that this e-mail address has replaced the "@" with "(at)" to prevent spam. When e-mailing, replace the "(at)" with "@".