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11.10.2021
Marcin Lara
The pro-\'etale fundamental group of a scheme, introduced by Bhatt and Scholze, generalizes formerly known fundamental groups -- the usual \'etale fundamental group defined in SGA1 and the more general group introduced in SGA3. It controls local systems in the pro-\'etale topology and leads to an interesting class of "geometric covers" of schemes, generalizing finite \'etale covers.
I will explain the generalization of some foundational results of Grothendieck from the \'etale to the pro-\'etale fundamental group. Most notably, the homotopy exact sequence over a field and over a general base scheme. To prove the first statement, we study Galois actions on free topological products of groups. To prove the second one, we construct an "infinite" (i.e. non-quasi-compact) analogue of Stein factorization.
On the way, we will mention a general van Kampen theorem and the K\"unneth formula for the pro-\'etale fundamental group.
If time allows, I will discuss existence of the specialization morphism for the pro-\'etale fundamental group.
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18.10.2021
Bartosz Wołek
Schoof’s Algorithm, devised by René Schoof in 1985, is used to
count the number of points of an elliptic curve over a finite field $\mathbb F_q$
with characteristic other than 2 or 3. It was the first
sub-exponential point counting algorithm, as the amount of work
involved is $O(\log^8 p)$.
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25.10.2021
Anatoli Shatsila
The talk is devoted to the geometry of elliptic normal curves. Firstly, we will show how to embed an elliptic curve defined over the field of complex numbers as a linearly normal curve of degree n. We will focus on the case $n=6$ and determine the basis of the space of quadric hypersurfaces through an elliptic normal curve $C_6$. Then we will prove some results about generators of ideals of images of $C_6$ under projections from a general point and a general line.
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8.11.2021
Robert Auffarth (Universidad de Chile)
Galois subspaces for projective varieties
Online zoom meeting https://zoom.us/j/97068489389?pwd=S1RGZ2g2QStoclhuRnJ6M0xGVHl0QT09
If $X$ is a projective variety embedded in some projective space $\mathbb{P}^N$, a Galois
subspace for $X$ is a linear subspace in $\mathbb{P}^N$ such that the induced linear projection
restricted to $X$ is a finite Galois morphism. An interesting problem posed by Yoshihara almost
20 years ago is to describe the locus of Galois subspaces for a given projective variety in the
respective Grassmannian. This problem is quite elementary (in the sense of having few prerequisites),
and is a great way to introduce advanced undergraduate and graduate students to algebraic geometry.
In this talk we will start off by looking at easy examples and little by little work our way up
to a more complete understanding of how to describe the global geometry of these Galois subspaces.
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15.11.2021
Anatoli Shatsila
In the talk I will present selected episodes from the history of Intersection Theory.
We will discuss a few problems and methods illustrating some of the ideas which will
be of most concern to us in the series of talks based on Fulton,
Introduction to Intersection Theory in Algebraic Geometry.
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22.11.2021
Ali Ulaş Özgür Kişisel (METU, Turkey)
On Nets in the Complex Projective Plane
Online zoom meeting https://zoom.us/j/91518234570?pwd=cXRpS3B5RVVtU1hXV01XSkFRZ29zUT09
Nets are certain special line arrangements in the projective plane that naturally occur in the
study of resonance varieties, homology of Milnor fibers and fundamental groups of curve complements.
It has been conjectured that the only 4-net realizable in the complex projective plane is the
Hesse configuration. In this talk, I will outline our joint work with A. Bassa for proving this
conjecture.
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29.11.2021
Kacper Grzelakowski
We continue the discussion of Introduction to Intersection Theory in Algebraic
Geometry by W.Fulton. In this talk we cover the material from the second chapter
Multiplicity and normal cone.
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6.12.2021
Jędrzej Garnek (UAM Poznań)
p-group Galois covers of curves and cohomology
online ms-teams meating
Studying cohomology of a variety with an action of a finite group is a classical and
well-researched topic. However, most of the results consider only the tame ramification
case or concern the image of cohomology in the K-theory. During this talk I will focus on
the case of a curve over a field of characteristic p with an action of a finite p-group.
My previous research suggests that the de Rham cohomology decomposes as a sum of certain 'local'
and 'global' part. I prove it for a generic $p$-group cover.
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13.12.2021
Marcin Oczko
In the talk I will further generalize the notion of intersection product.
I will start with a few basic notions from the theory of cohomology and
Chern classes. Later I will define rational equivalence relation for
algebraic cycles and finally I will use these notions to get the
intersection product of a Cartier divisor and an algebraic cycle.
The talk will be based on the third chapter of the book: Introduction to
intersection in algebraic geometry by W. Fulton.
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20.12.2021
Paweł Borówka
Non simple polarised abelian surfaces
online ms-teams meating
After a brief introduction to the theory of complex abelian varieties, we recall results about Humbert surfaces, i.e. loci of principally polarised abelian surfaces that contain elliptic curves. Then, we will show how to generalise the results to non-principal abelian surfaces. The talk is based on the joint paper with R. Auffarth, arXiv:2111.11799
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10.01.2022
Sławomir Cynk
Let $f\in S_k(\Gamma_0(N))$ be a weight $k$ normalized newform with rational coefficients. There exists
two complex numbers $u^+$ and $u^-$ such that $(2\pi i)^{-m}L(f,m)/u^+\in \mathbb Q$ (resp.
$(2\pi i)^{-m}L(f,m)/u^-\in \mathbb Q$)
for $m\in\{1,\dots,k-1\}$ even (resp. odd).
I will present a result of Shimura which gives a similar formula for special $L$-values of twists of $f$
by a Dirichlet character ([G. Shimura, On the periods of modular forms.
Math. Ann. 229 (1977), no. 3, 211–221]).
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17.01.2022
Paweł Borówka
In the talk I will explain the details of the proof of the main theorem stated in the previous talk.
In particular, I will explain the construction of moduli of abelian varieties with different structures
and how to use different actions of symplectic groups to obtain irreducibility.
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24.01.2022
Marcin Lara
I will explain the proofs of the main theorems presented last time.
I will start by discussing a counterexample to the statement that every geometric covering of $X_{\bar{k}}$ is defined over a finite field extension of $k$
and will explain how to gain insights from this example to prove the fundamental exact sequence for $\pi_1^{\mathrm{proet}}$.
I will also mention how to use the pro-\'etale topology to define an "infinite" analogue of Stein factorization in this setting.
If time allows, I will mention the problem of existence a specialization morphism for the pro-etale fundamental group. The specialization morphism for the étale fundamental groups of Grothendieck cannot be generalized word-for-word to the more general pro-\'etale fundamental group of Bhatt and Scholze. I will discuss a counterexample to this statement.
It turns out, however, that one can deal with this problem by applying a rigid-geometric point of view.
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28.02.2022
Sławomir Cynk
Introduction to Intersection Theory in Algebraic Geometry IV
online ms-teams meating
In this talk I will present definition and basic properties of Chern classes, as the first step we shall define Segre and Chern classes of a vestor bundle and Segre classes of a subvariety.
The talk will be based on the fourth chapter of the book: Introduction to intersection in algebraic geometry by W. Fulton. |
7.03.2022
Sławomir Cynk
Using Chern and Segre classes introduced in the first part of this talk I will present the intersection formula $X\cdot V = \{c(\mathcal N)\cap s(W,V)\}_{n-d}$.
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Tymoteusz Chmiel
In my talk I will define the Gysin homomorphism and state its basic properties. Then I will introduce intersection ring of a non-singular variety (also known as the Chow ring), together with examples and applications.
The talk will be based on the fifth chapter of the book Introduction to intersection in algebraic geometry by W. Fulton.
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14.03.2022
Tymoteusz Chmiel
In my talk I will define the Gysin homomorphism and state its basic properties. Then I will introduce intersection ring of a non-singular variety (also known as the Chow ring), together with examples and applications.
The talk will be based on the fifth chapter of the book Introduction to intersection in algebraic geometry by W. Fulton.
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21.03.2022
Tomasz Wawak
Continuing the series based on Introduction to intersection in algebraic geometry by W. Fulton,
I will focus on chapters 6th and 7th dealing with the degeneracy loci of homomorphisms between
vector bundles and refinements.
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25.03.2022
Mateusz Michałek (Universitaet Konstanz)
Enumerative problems in statistics, combinatorics and topology
Unuasual date: Friday 10.30 Unusual room: 0106
Algebraic geometry has made great advances in the last two centuries. A particular role was played by enumerative geometry, where correct setting of moduli spaces found applications beyond mathematics.
In my talk I would like to present a new work on applications of enumerative geometry providing a unified approach to fundamental invariants in algebraic statistics, combinatorics and topology. Achieving our results would not be possible without the fundamental work of De Concini, Huh, Laksov, Lascoux, Pragacz, Procesi and Sturmfels. The talk is based
on joint works with Conner, Dinu, Manivel, Monin, Seynnaeve, Vodicka and Wisniewski.
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28.03.2022
Tomasz Wawak
Continuing the series based on Introduction to intersection in algebraic geometry by W. Fulton,
I will focus on chapters 6th and 7th dealing with the degeneracy loci of homomorphisms between
vector bundles and refinements.
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4.04.2022
Sławomir Cynk
In the last talk of the series of talks based on the book
Introduction to intersection in algebraic geometry
by W. Fulton I will present the Riemann-Roch theorem.
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11.04.2022
Sławomir Cynk
In the last talk of the series of talks based on the book
Introduction to intersection in algebraic geometry
by W. Fulton I will present the Riemann-Roch theorem.
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25.04.2022
Bartosz Wołek
The talk will concern topics from real algebraic geometry.
We will start the talk by defining flexible ringed spaces and showing some simple properties like a version of Nullstellensatz. Then we will give the definition of $k$-regulous functions and prove that $\mathbb R^n$ equipped with the sheaf of them is an example of such a flexible ringed space by use of some semialgebraic geometry and introduction of constructible topology on $\mathbb R^n$.
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16.05.2022
Bartosz Wołek
The talk will concern topics from real algebraic geometry.
We will start the talk by defining flexible ringed spaces and showing some simple properties like a version of Nullstellensatz. Then we will give the definition of $k$-regulous functions and prove that $\mathbb R^n$ equipped with the sheaf of them is an example of such a flexible ringed space by use of some semialgebraic geometry and introduction of constructible topology on $\mathbb R^n$.
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Dominik Burek
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23.05.2022
Rafał Byczek
The aim of this seminar will be to characterise primes of the form $x^2 + ny^2$. I will begin with preliminary information about fields and Galois extensions. Then I will introduce some essential concepts from Class Field theory like finite and infinite primes, Artin symbol or ring class field. Then, we will prove the main theorem which characterises such primes. At the end, I will talk about how it is related to the j-invariant of some elliptic curve.
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30.05.2022
Rafał Byczek
The aim of this seminar will be to characterise primes of the form $x^2 + ny^2$. I will begin with preliminary information about fields and Galois extensions. Then I will introduce some essential concepts from Class Field theory like finite and infinite primes, Artin symbol or ring class field. Then, we will prove the main theorem which characterises such primes. At the end, I will talk about how it is related to the j-invariant of some elliptic curve.
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6.06.2022
Tymoteusz Chmiel
Period integrals of a one-parameter family of Calabi-Yau threefolds satisfy a fourth order differential
equation, called the Picard-Fuchs equation. In my talk, after a brief introduction of the concepts of
the Picard-Fuchs operators and their monodromy groups, I will describe a connection between the period
functions of one-parameter families and special values of the L-function of modular forms. In particular,
I will describe how these values appear in the monodromy matrices in the Frobenius basis at a conifold
point and how period integrals at such a point can be expressed via invariants of a modular form
associated with a birational rigid model of the singular fiber.
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13.06.2022
Natalia Chmiel
We say that a set $X$ consisting of linear subspaces of \mathbb{P}^n has good postulation in degree $t$,
if the vanishing along $X$ imposes independent conditions on forms of degree $t$. During my talk
I will discuss the theorem saying that the set of general planes in $\mathbb{P}^4$ has good
postulation in degrees $t\le11$. I will focus on the most complicated case analysed in the proof
(20 planes in degree 11) and some computer methods that could lead to the proof of good postulation
in some higher degree cases.
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