Graduate Algebraic Geometry Seminar Fall 2017

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Fridays 12:00-1:00 pm (probably) Note on time and place: We have been moving the time a lot recently, and therefore do not have a room yet. For the time being we will be meeting on the 9th floor and then wandering around until we see a blackboard.

The purpose of this seminar is to have a talk on each week by a graduate student to help orient ourselves for the Algebraic Geometry Seminar talk on the following Friday. These talks should be aimed at beginning graduate students, and could try to explain some of the background, terminology, and ideas for the grown-up AG talk that week, or can be about whatever you have been thinking about recently.

Give a talk!

We need volunteers to give talks this semester. If you're interested contact David. Beginning graduate students are particularly encouraged to give a talk, since it's a great way to get your feet wet with the material.

Spring 2012 Semester

Date Speaker Title (click to see abstract)
September 26 (Wed.) Ed Dewey My First Stack
October 4 (Thurs.) Note time/date Vladimir Sotirov A motivation for schemes: what are "zero-loci of functions"?
October 12 (Fri.) Note time/date Jeff Poskin TBD
October 17 (Wed.) Nathan Clement TBD
October 24 (Wed.) Mimansa Vahia TBD
October 31 (Wed.) Marci Hablicsek TBD
November 7 (Wed.) Ahmet Kabakulak TBD
November 14 (Wed.) Jeff Poskin TBD
November 28 (Wed.) Daniel Ross TBD
December 5 (Wed.) Lalit Jain TBD

September 26

Edward Dewey
Title: My First Stack

Abstract: Is the moduli space of genus g curves a Deligne Mumford stack? Yes.

October 3

Jeff Poskin
Title: Rocking Out with Toric Varieties

Abstract: TBD


October 10

David Dynerman
Title: TBD

Abstract: TBD

October 17

Nathan Clement
Title: Something Something D-modules

Abstract: TBD

October 24

Mimansa Vahia
Title: TBD

Abstract: TBD

October 31

Marci
Title: TBD

Abstract: TBD


Eventually

Lalit Jain
Title: We Don't Need No Stinking Scheme

Abstract: Following Mumford, we'll compute the Picard group of the (non-existent) moduli space of elliptic curves.