%0 Journal Article
%T Bounded Cohomology and Geometry
%A Anna Wienhard
%J Mathematics
%D 2005
%I arXiv
%X This work deals with relations between a bounded cohomological invariant and the geometry of Hermitian symmetric spaces of noncompact type. The invariant, obtained from the K\"ahler class, is used to define and characterize a special class of totally geodesic embeddings, called "tight embeddings". In addition, special isometric actions of finitely generated groups on Hermitian symmetric spaces are studied. Results of a joint work with M. Burger and A. Iozzi about surface group representations are also discussed.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/math/0501258v1