BASIC NOTIONS SEMINAR - Wednesday 30 September, at 16:00

[Math Group]

BASIC  NOTIONS  SEMINAR  SERIES  2015

Wednesday, 30 September, at 16.00 hrs.

Barbara Fantechi (SISSA)

Title: Enumerative Geometry
  (Basic Notions Seminar)

Abstract:
Enumerative geometry is one of the oldest parts of mathematics, with 
entry-level problems that can be explained to the layman (given four 
lines in space, how many lines meet/intersect all of them?). Yet in 
recent decades stunning progress has come thanks to a synergy of 
algebraic and complex geometry, string theory and function theory.

In this talk we give a very partial overview, highlighting the interplay 
between concrete problems and theoretical advances.

Venue: Budinich Lecture Hall (ICTP Leonardo da Vinci Building)