Donaldson-Thomas and Gromov-Witten theory of orbifolds and their resolutions
- Date: 09/17/2007
Lecturer(s):
Jim Bryan (University of British Columbia)
Location:
University of British Columbia
Topic:
A general principle in physics asserts that string theory on a
Calabi-Yau orbifold should be equivalent to string theory on any
Calabi-Yau resolution of the orbifold. A mathematical realization of
this principle is the idea that Donaldson-Thomas theory or
Gromov-Witten theory of the orbifold should be equivalent to the
corresponding theory on the resolution. We will discuss these ideas in
general and for some specific examples.
Other Information:
Algebraic Geometry Seminar 2007
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