UBC Algebraic Geometry Seminar: Kuan-Wen Lai (Cancelled)

  • Date: 03/16/2020
  • Time: 15:00
Lecturer(s):
Kuan-Wen Lai, UMass Amherst
Location: 

University of British Columbia

Topic: 

New rational cubic fourfolds arising from Cremona transformations

Description: 

It is conjectured that two cubic fourfolds are birational if their associated K3 categories are equivalent. We prove this conjecture for very general cubic fourfolds containing a Veronese surface, where the birational maps are induced from a Cremona transformation. Using these birational maps, we find new rational cubic fourfolds. This is joint work with Yu-Wei Fan.

Other Information: 

MATH 225