Richard Webb

Richard Webb is a Lecturer in Pure Mathematics at the University of Manchester, specializing in geometric group theory, topology, and dynamics. His research explores interactions between these fields, particularly concerning mapping class groups, hyperbolic geometry, and surface topology.

Key research examines quasi-morphisms on diffeomorphism groups, geometric structures of curve complexes, and the dynamics of group actions on surfaces. His work contributes to understanding non-CAT(0) hyperbolic complexes and Teichmüller disc embeddings.

Publication Trends: Recent articles focus on geometric invariants of surface dynamics, with emphasis on constructive counterexamples in non-positive curvature and algebraic structures of diffeomorphism groups.