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String Geometry and elliptic fibrations

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Speaker: Mboyo Esole, Harvard
Related Webpage: http://www.math.harvard.edu/~esole/
Location: 1147 MSB
Start time: Wed, Jan 6 2016, 1:10PM

The theory of elliptic curves is an elegant and vast subject in mathematics that can be traced back to ancient Greece and beyond. I will present recent developments in the theory of elliptic fibrations inspired by string geometry. In particular, I will explain how hyperplane arrangements and representation theory can naturally be introduced to describe several aspects of the geometry of elliptic fibrations.

There will be a reception after the talk in honor of the speaker.