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Coarse Geometry
Semester
SoSe 2026

Lecturer
Ulrich Bunke

Type of course (Veranstaltungsart)
Seminar

German title
Grobe Geometrie

Contents
While topologies describe local properties of spaces near points, coarse structures are used to
encode large scale properties. Metric spaces have both flavours together. Similarly as taking the
underlying topological space of a metric space coarse geometry considers the underlying coarse space
represented by the metric space. While the natural morphisms in metric geometry are isometries, in
topology we consider the much more general notion of continuous maps, and likewise in coarse
geometry we go over to the much more flexible notion of coarse mapa. Coarse geometry has important
applications to geometric group theory, index theory, and also in mathematical physics. In this
seminar we will start from scratch and introduce the basic notions of coarse geometry. We will
construct and study the category of bornological coarse space and present interesting objects
therein. We will go first steps towards coarse homotopy theory by describing various coarsely
invariant concepts and coarse invariants leading to the notion of a coarse homology theory. We will
connect with applications to geometric group theory and global analysis by discussing the canonical
coarse structure on groups and ($C^{*}$-)algebras naturally associated to coarse spaces. The first
few talks just build on set theory language and are very suitable for Bachelor/Lehramts students
https://bunke.app.uni-regensburg.de/seminarCoarse-1.pdf

Literature
the classical books by J. Roe, the basic notions are explained in the book by Bunke-Engel whose
elementary sections are the basis of this seminar, a research level overview can be found in
https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.09203

Recommended previous knowledge
metric spaces, topological spaces

Time/Date
Fr 12-14

Location
M103

Course homepage
https://elearning.uni-regensburg.de/course/view.php?id=71751
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Registration
  • Organisational meeting/distribution of topics: Mo 2.2.2026 M201
  • Registration for course work/examination/ECTS: FlexNow
Examination (Prüfungsleistungen)
  • Detailed written report of the seminar talk
Modules
BSem, MSem, LA-GySem

ECTS
4.5 ECTS for BSem and MSem and 6ECTS for LA-GySem