SFU Number Theory and Algebraic Geometry Seminar: Andrea Petracci
- Date: 11/02/2023
- Time: 15:30
Lecturer(s):
Andrea Petracci, Bologna
Location:
Simon Fraser University
Topic:
Moduli spaces of Fano varieties can be singular
Description:
Fano varieties are projective algebraic variety with “positive curvature”. Recently, using the notion of K-stability which originates in differential geometry, projective moduli spaces for Fano varieties have been constructed. In this talk I will show how to use polytopes and toric geometry (which is the study of certain algebraic varieties constructed in a combinatorial fashion) to produce singular points on these moduli spaces of Fano varieties. The talk is based on joint work with Anne-Sophie Kaloghiros.
Other Information:
Time: 3.30pm Pacific
Location: SFU K9509 & Online. Register for link