Geometry, Representation theory, and Moduli Seminar

Fall 2003


The seminar meets Wednesdays at 3 pm in 214 Fine Hall. All are welcome.

Schedule of upcoming talks

October 1 A. Okounkov Princeton Algebraic curves and partitions I
October 8 R. Pandharipande Princeton Algebraic curves and partitions II
October 15 M. Mirzakhani Harvard Simple geodesics on hyperbolic surfaces and the Witten-Kontsevich formula
October 22 D. Maulik Princeton Moduli of sheaves I
Fall break
November 5 R. Pandharipande Princeton Moduli of sheaves II
November 12 M. Douglas Rutgers Counting vacua of string theory
November 19 A. Iqbal Harvard Topological vertex and the instanton calculus
Thanksgiving
December 3 Z. Szabo Princeton Blow-up formulas in Seiberg-Witten theory: An exposition
December 10 T. Pantev Penn Geometric transitions and integrable systems


The seminar is organized by A. Okounkov and R. Pandharipande. The page design is due to P. Belorousski.