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Seminar on Algebra, Geometry and Physics

A working seminar on algebra, geometry and mathematical physics, run largely as short lecture series by visiting researchers rather than as single talks. Several of the series below ran over three or four consecutive meetings.

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This seminar is not meeting at the moment. The talks given so far are listed below. If it resumes, announcements will appear here.

If you would like to help restart it, or to give a talk, write to math@newuu.uz. The department’s general Department Seminar is running in the meantime.

2024 17 talks

An introduction of Gromov-Witten theory and localization method - IV

Weiqiang He Sun Yat-sen University 18 July 2024 16:30–18:30 UCA 208

I will give four lectures on the Gromov-Witten theory and localization method. In the first two lectures I will talk about the motivation, the definition and some basic properties of Gromov-Witten theory. The second two lectures are a discussion in the Atiyah-Bott localization theorem and its application in the calculation of Gromov-Witten invariants.

An introduction of Gromov-Witten theory and localization method - III

Weiqiang He Sun Yat-sen University 18 July 2024 14:00–16:00 UCA 208

I will give four lectures on the Gromov-Witten theory and localization method. In the first two lectures I will talk about the motivation, the definition and some basic properties of Gromov-Witten theory. The second two lectures are a discussion in the Atiyah-Bott localization theorem and its application in the calculation of Gromov-Witten invariants.

An introduction of Gromov-Witten theory and localization method - II

Weiqiang He Sun Yat-sen University 16 July 2024 16:30–18:30 UCA 208

I will give four lectures on the Gromov-Witten theory and localization method. In the first two lectures I will talk about the motivation, the definition and some basic properties of Gromov-Witten theory. The second two lectures are a discussion in the Atiyah-Bott localization theorem and its application in the calculation of Gromov-Witten invariants.

An introduction of Gromov-Witten theory and localization method - I

Weiqiang He Sun Yat-sen University 16 July 2024 14:00–16:00 UCA 208

I will give four lectures on the Gromov-Witten theory and localization method. In the first two lectures I will talk about the motivation, the definition and some basic properties of Gromov-Witten theory. The second two lectures are a discussion in the Atiyah-Bott localization theorem and its application in the calculation of Gromov-Witten invariants.

From abelianization to stabilization - IV

Zhuyang Li 6 June 2024 10:00–12:00 MATH 310

Modules over a commutative ring can be regarded as abelian group objects in the over-category of commutative rings, and the same story also holds for associative algebras and their bimodules. This point of view was used by Quillen (in a derived way) to define cohomogy groups for objects in general model categories. The (derived) abelianization of the identity in a model category of objects over an object is referred to as the abstract cotangent complex of that object. Nowadays there is a refined version of abelianization, called stabilization, allowing this "abstract cotangent complex formalism" to hold in more general situations.

Dynamic polynomials and their irreducibility

Khudoyor Mamayusupov 4 June 2024 13:00–15:00 MATH 209

In this talk we define dynamic polynomials of two complex variables that live in the parameter space of cubic polynomials and study their irreducibility.

From abelianization to stabilization - III

Zhuyang Li 4 June 2024 10:00–12:00 MATH 209

Modules over a commutative ring can be regarded as abelian group objects in the over-category of commutative rings, and the same story also holds for associative algebras and their bimodules. This point of view was used by Quillen (in a derived way) to define cohomogy groups for objects in general model categories. The (derived) abelianization of the identity in a model category of objects over an object is referred to as the abstract cotangent complex of that object. Nowadays there is a refined version of abelianization, called stabilization, allowing this "abstract cotangent complex formalism" to hold in more general situations.

From abelianization to stabilization - II

Zhuyang Li 2 June 2024 16:00–18:00 MATH 109

Modules over a commutative ring can be regarded as abelian group objects in the over-category of commutative rings, and the same story also holds for associative algebras and their bimodules. This point of view was used by Quillen (in a derived way) to define cohomogy groups for objects in general model categories. The (derived) abelianization of the identity in a model category of objects over an object is referred to as the abstract cotangent complex of that object. Nowadays there is a refined version of abelianization, called stabilization, allowing this "abstract cotangent complex formalism" to hold in more general situations.

From abelianization to stabilization - I

Zhuyang Li 30 May 2024 16:00–18:00 MATH 210

Modules over a commutative ring can be regarded as abelian group objects in the over-category of commutative rings, and the same story also holds for associative algebras and their bimodules. This point of view was used by Quillen (in a derived way) to define cohomogy groups for objects in general model categories. The (derived) abelianization of the identity in a model category of objects over an object is referred to as the abstract cotangent complex of that object. Nowadays there is a refined version of abelianization, called stabilization, allowing this "abstract cotangent complex formalism" to hold in more general situations.

Kleinian singularities and McKay correspondence - II

Meiliang Liu 28 May 2024 10:00–12:00 MATH 209

In this series of talks, I will introduce some basics of Kleinian singularities, espcially their constructions from geometric representation theory such as from Nakajima quiver varieties, Slowdowy slices and affine Grassmannians.

Diagrammatics for Coxeter groups and their braid groups - III

Xin Qin 22 May 2024 10:00–12:00 MATH 308

I will give a monoidal presentation of Coxeter and braid 2-groups, in terms of decorated plannar graphs. This diagrammatic presentation extends the usual Coxeter presentation and gives a simple criterion for establishing a strict action of a Coxeter group and its braid group on a category.

Diagrammatics for Coxeter groups and their braid groups - II

Xin Qin 21 May 2024 10:00–12:00 MATH 301

I will give a monoidal presentation of Coxeter and braid 2-groups, in terms of decorated plannar graphs. This diagrammatic presentation extends the usual Coxeter presentation and gives a simple criterion for establishing a strict action of a Coxeter group and its braid group on a category.

Diagrammatics for Coxeter groups and their braid groups - I

Xin Qin 7 May 2024 10:00–12:00 MATH 201

I will give a monoidal presentation of Coxeter and braid 2-groups, in terms of decorated plannar graphs. This diagrammatic presentation extends the usual Coxeter presentation and gives a simple criterion for establishing a strict action of a Coxeter group and its braid group on a category.

Kleinian singularities and McKay correspondence - I

Meiliang Liu 25 April 2024 10:00–12:00 MATH 109

In this series of talks, I will introduce some basics of Kleinian singularities, espcially their constructions from geometric representation theory such as from Nakajima quiver varieties, Slowdowy slices and affine Grassmannians.

Introduction to Nakajima's Quiver Variety - III

Ruobing Chen 23 April 2024 10:00–12:00 MATH 207

In this series of talks, I will introduce Nakajima's quiver varieties, and discuss some of their basic properties. After that we will briefly discuss type A bow varieties and their 3d mirror symmetry. Examples of nilpotent cone/orbits will be given with some detail.

Introduction to Nakajima's Quiver Variety - II

Ruobing Chen 17 April 2024 10:00–12:00 MATH 301

In this series of talks, I will introduce Nakajima's quiver varieties, and discuss some of their basic properties. After that we will briefly discuss type A bow varieties and their 3d mirror symmetry. Examples of nilpotent cone/orbits will be given with some detail.