The Algebraic Geometry Seminar takes place on Wednesdays 3:30–4:30PM. Pre-talks (which graduate students are particularly encouraged to attend) take place Wednesdays 3:00–3:25PM.
The in-person talks will take place in BRNG 1230. Some talks will be presented online via Zoom.
Please see below for the most up to date information. Here is the Zoom link for the online talks:
https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/99467898661?pwd=FOMrspNCAywfyh5VFOKDS80aWZLZuX.1
March 25: Karthik Vasisht (Purdue University)
Location: BRNG 1230
Title: A geometric proof of The Local Monodromy theorem over the complex numbers
Abstract: Given a local system of complex vector spaces on a topological space X, one obtains a representation of the fundamental group of X, called the monodromy representation. Now suppose X is a proper variety with a map to the unit disk that is smooth away from the origin. In this setting, the higher direct images of the constant sheaf on X form a local system on the punctured disk. The Local Monodromy Theorem states that the associated monodromy representation is quasi-unipotent, i.e., its eigenvalues are roots of unity. In this talk, I will describe Grothendieck’s geometric proof of the Local Monodromy Theorem in the complex analytic setting.
January 14: Alice Lin (Harvard)
Location: STON 215
Title: Finiteness of heights in isogeny classes of motives
Abstract: Using integral p-adic Hodge theory, Kato and Koshikawa define a generalization of the Faltings height of an abelian variety to motives defined over a number field. Assuming the adelic Mumford-Tate conjecture, we prove a finiteness property for heights in the isogeny class of a motive, where the isogenous motives are not required to be defined over the same number field. This expands on a result of Kisin and Mocz for the Faltings height in isogeny classes of abelian varieties.
January 21: Yujie Luo (National University of Singapore)
Location: Zoom (https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/99467898661?pwd=FOMrspNCAywfyh5VFOKDS80aWZLZuX.1)
Title: Essential dimensions of polarized endomorphisms of abelian varieties
Abstract: We explore the essential dimension of polarized endomorphisms on abelian varieties and its relation with algebraic dynamics. This talk is based on joint work with Keiji Oguiso and De-Qi Zhang.
February 4: Alexander Polishchuk (University of Oregon)
Location: Zoom (https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/99467898661?pwd=FOMrspNCAywfyh5VFOKDS80aWZLZuX.1)
Title: Some birational models of M_{g,n} and related algebras
Abstract: I will discuss examples of birational models of M_{g,n} that on the one hand are given as GIT-quotients for torus actions on explicit affine schemes, and on the other hand admit modular descriptions. I’ll focus mostly on cases g=0 and g=1.
February 18: Ying Wang (University of Michigan)
Location: STON 215
Title: Non-Archimedean perspectives on Calabi-Yau metrics
Abstract: The Calabi problem asks for canonical metrics on Calabi-Yau varieties. We will review the history of this problem and some recent progress in the affine case. Then we will explain how to use non-Archimedean geometry to approach this problem, using the notion of essential skeleton of Calabi-Yaus.
February 25: Donu Arapura (Purdue University)
Location: STON 215
Title: Smooth projective varieties with non residually finite fundamental groups.
Abstract: I heard that Domingo Toledo passed away recently. So perhaps it’s fitting to discuss one of his famous results. For reasons that I will explain, it was long hoped that fundamental groups of complex algebraic manifolds should be residually finite, i.e. that they would inject into their profinite completions. In 1993, Toledo constructed a counterexample. I will present a slightly easier counterexample due Catanese, Kollár and Nori. My talk will be entirely expository and accessible to students.
March 4: Deepam Patel (Purdue University)
Location: STON 215
Title: Local Monodromy of constructible sheaves
Abstract: This will be a survey on results around local monodromy. I will begin by recalling the classical local monodromy theorem, and discuss recent generalizations to the setting of arbitrary constructible sheaves, as well as `large’ sheaves. If there is time, I hope to discuss some open problems and future directions. This is partly based on joint work with Madhav Nori.
March 11: Marta Benozzo (Université Paris-Saclay)
Location: BRNG 1230
Title: Anti-Iitaka inequality in positive characteristic
Abstract: A guiding problem in algebraic geometry is the classification of varieties. In dimension 1, the main invariant for their classification is the genus. Similarly, in higher dimension we study positivity properties of the canonical divisor and a first measure of these is its Iitaka dimension.
A long-standing problem is how we can relate Iitaka dimensions in fibrations: the Iitaka conjectures. Recently, Chang proved an inequality for the Iitaka dimensions of the anticanonical divisors in fibrations over fields of characteristic 0. Both Iitaka’s conjecture and Chang’s theorem are known to fail in positive characteristic. However, in a joint work with Brivio and Chang, we prove that anti-Iitaka holds when the “arithmetic properties” of the anticanonical divisor are sufficiently good.
March 25: Karthik Vasisht (Purdue University)
Location: BRNG 1230
Title: A geometric proof of The Local Monodromy theorem over the complex numbers
Abstract: Given a local system of complex vector spaces on a topological space X, one obtains a representation of the fundamental group of X, called the monodromy representation. Now suppose X is a proper variety with a map to the unit disk that is smooth away from the origin. In this setting, the higher direct images of the constant sheaf on X form a local system on the punctured disk. The Local Monodromy Theorem states that the associated monodromy representation is quasi-unipotent, i.e., its eigenvalues are roots of unity. In this talk, I will describe Grothendieck’s geometric proof of the Local Monodromy Theorem in the complex analytic setting.
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April 8: Mingjia Zhang (IAS)
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April 15: Alexander Petrov (Clay/MIT)
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April 22: Carlos Alberto Agrinsoni (Purdue)
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April 29: James Hotchkiss (Columbia University)
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If you are interested in giving a talk, please contact one of the organizers:
Donu Arapura