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Mini-School in Geometry

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Explore advanced topics in algebraic and differential geometry through this intensive mini-school featuring leading experts in the field. Delve into geometric invariant theory (GIT) stability, canonical metrics, and K-stability with comprehensive introductions and discussions of current research developments. Master the fundamentals of rational dynamics on Riemann spheres and polynomial automorphisms, while examining the geometry and dynamics of projective surface automorphisms. Investigate enumerative geometry through Gromov-Witten invariants and their connections to moduli of curves and representation theory. Study birational geometry alongside derived categories and their interconnections, gaining insights into how these powerful tools apply to geometric problems. Examine singularities from multiple perspectives, including Frobenius invariants, characteristic zero and positive characteristic connections, and analytic viewpoints. Learn about singular Hermitian metrics and their role in understanding direct images of pluricanonical sheaves and bundles, with emphasis on positivity properties and geometric applications.

Syllabus

Introduction to GIT Stability - Ian Morrison
Introduction to canonical metrics - Claude Lebrun
Introduction to K-Stability - Valentino Tosatti
K-stability and algebraic geometry - Yuji Odaka
Discussion of current research - Yuji Odaka
Discussion of current research - Xiaowei Wang
Introduction to the rational dynamics on the Riemann sphere - Mikhail Lyubich
Introduction to the dynamics of polynomial automorphisms of the plane - Eric Bedford
Automorphisms of projective surfaces: geometry and dynamics I - Serge Cantat
Automorphisms of projective surfaces: geometry and dynamics II - Serge Cantat
Introduction to enumerative geometry - Jason Starr
Introduction to Gromov-Witten invariants - Davesh Maulik
Gromov-Witten theory and moduli of curves - Y. P. Lee
Gromov-Witten theory and representation theory - Andrei Okounkov
Review of birational geometry - Christian Schnell
Introduction to derived categories - Emanuele Macri
Derived categories and birational geometry I - Alexander Kuznetsov
Derived categories and birational geometry II - Alexander Kuznetsov
Introduction to Singularities - Rob Lazarsfeld
Frobenius invariants of singularities - Kevin Tucker
Connections between characteristic zero and p˃0 invariants - Mircea Mustata
The analytic viewpoint - Dror Varolin
Introduction to singular Hermitian metrics - Dror Varolin
Properties of direct images of pluricanonical sheaves - Christian Schnell
Singular metrics and direct images - Mihai Paun
Singular Hermitian metrics and positivity of direct images of pluricanonical bundles - Mihai Paun

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