Algebraic Geometry Seminar at the University of Warsaw

Adrian Langer, Jaroslaw Wisniewski

Thursdays, 12:00 - 14:00, room 5050, Banacha 2

Main topics for the Fall Semester 2014/2015:

• COBRG Conformal blocks and related geometry (proposed by JW); main texts:
  Beauville, Conformal blocks, fusion rules and the Verlinde formula, 1994,
  Manon, The Algebra of Conformal Blocks, 2009
• PLAGS Prolongations of linear Lie Algebras and G-structures on projective manifolds (proposed by Luis Sola Conde):
  1. Fu, B. and Hwang, J.M.: Classification of non-degenerate projective varieties with non-zero prolongation and application to target rigidity. Inv. Math., Vol 189, 2, pp 457-513
  2. Kobayashi, S. and Nagano, T.: On filtered Lie algebras and geometric structures I., J. Math. Mech. 13 (1964) 875-907

Schedule

• October 1st: Alexander Kuznetsov (Moscow): On Kuchle fourfolds of K3 type,
• October 9th: program discussion
• October 16th:
  • Joachim Jelisiejew: Introduction to Lie algebras, roots et al [COBRG]
  • Adrian Langer: ICM review, D. Maulik and T. Mochizuki
• October 23th:
  • Joachim Jelisiejew: Representation of Lie algebras [COBRG]
  • Marysia Donten-Bury: conference review
• October 30th:
  • Maciej Zdanowicz: Basics about moduli of pointed curves [COBRG]
  • Andrzej Weber: report about conferences
• November 6th:
  • Luis Sola Conde: PLAGS part I
  • Maksymilian Grab: Introduction to conformal blocks [COBRG]
• November 13th:
  • Luis Sola Conde: PLAGS part II
  • Maksymilian Grab: Introduction to conformal blocks [COBRG]
• November 20th:
  • Luis Sola Conde: PLAGS part III
  • Oskar Kedzierski: Introduction to conformal blocks [COBRG]
• November 27th:
  • Luis Sola Conde: PLAGS part IV
  • Oskar Kedzierski: Introduction to conformal blocks [COBRG]
• December 4th:
  • Andrzej Weber: Geometric decomposition associated to torus actions and characteristic classes
• December 11th:
  • Luis Sola Conde: PLAGS part V
• December 18th:
  • Oskar Kedzierski: Introduction to p-divisors and bunches
• January 8th:
  • Oskar Kedzierski: Verlinde formula.
• January 15th: cancelled
• January 22nd:
  • Maksymilian Grab: The algebra of conformal blocks

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• February 26th:
  • Agnieszka Bodzenta: Canonical algebra of birational morphism of smooth surfaces
• March 5th:
  • Tomasz Maszczyk: Feynman Integral, Chern Character and Duality
• March 12:
  • Riccardo Moschetti (Pavia): Fourier-Mukai functors and perfect complexes on dual numbers
• March 19:
  • workshop celebrating honorary degree for ASBB
• March 26:
  • Matthias Franz, Interpolating between torsion-free and free modules
  • Kaori Suzuki, Two indices of Q-Fano 3-folds
• April 9:
  • Projective geometry and syzygies in CB.
• April 16:
  • IMPANGA 15 in Bedlewo
• April 23:
  • Lukasz Golebiowski: A primer on mirror symmetry
• April 30:
  • Dali Shen: Geometric structures on arrangement complements
• May 7:
  • Agnieszka Bodzenta: Flops and spherical functors
• May 14:
  • Adrian Langer: Positivity and foliations in positive characteristic
• May 21:
  • no seminar
• May 28:
  • Maciek Zdanowicz: On Witt vector liftability of singularities