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1989 Central Section Meeting
Chicago, IL, May 19-20, 1989
Meeting #849

Associate secretaries:
Andy R Magid, AMS amagid@ou.edu

Special Session on Algebraic Topology of Varieties

  • Friday May 19, 1989, 2:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
    Special Session on Algebraic Topology of Varieties, I
    Room 531, Damen Hall

    • 2:00 p.m.
      Topological types of isolated two-dimensional hypersurface singularities and Zariski multiplicity problem.
      Stephen S-T. Yau*, University of Illinois, Chicago
      (849-55-95)
    • 2:30 p.m.
      Applications of mixed Hodge theory to the topology of complex varieties.
      Alan H. Durfee*, Mount Holyoke College
      (849-14-93)
    • 3:00 p.m.
      Casson invariant of links of surface singularities.
      Walter D. Neumann*, Ohio State University, Columbus
      Jonathan Wahl, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
      (849-57-23)
    • 3:30 p.m.
      Complex structure on K\"ahler manifolds.
      Anatoly S. Libgober, University of Illinois, Chicago
      John W. Wood*, University of Illinois, Chicago
      (849-57-87)
    • 4:00 p.m.
      The Riccati flow and singularities of Schubert varieties.
      James S. Wolper*, Hamilton College
      (849-14-68)

  • Saturday May 20, 1989, 8:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
    Special Session on Algebraic Topology of Varieties, II
    Room 531, Damen Hall

    • 8:00 a.m.
      A generalization of the braid group.
      Igor Dolgachev*, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
      (849-55-128)
    • 8:30 a.m.
      Mapping class groups, function spaces and their cohomology.
      F. R. Cohen*, University of Kentucky
      (849-55-86)
    • 9:00 a.m.
      Homotopy invariants of nonorientable 4-manifolds.
      Myung Ho Kim*, University of Wisconsin, Parkside
      Sadayoshi Kojima, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
      Frank Raymond, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
      (849-57-163)
    • 9:30 a.m.
      Informal Discussion

  • Saturday May 20, 1989, 2:00 p.m.-3:20 p.m.
    Special Session on Algebraic Topology of Varieties, III
    Room 531, Damen Hall

    • 2:00 p.m.
      Equivariant rational homotopy of G Kahler manifolds.
      Melvin G. Rothenberg*, University of Chicago
      (849-57-267)
    • 2:30 p.m.
      Pseudofree group actions on four-manifolds.
      Slawomir Kwasik, Tulane University
      Reinhard Schultz*, Purdue University, West Lafayette
      (849-57-61)
    • 3:00 p.m.
      Homotopy K3 surfaces containing Sigma(2,3,7).
      Ronald Fintushel*, Michigan State University
      Ronald J. Stern, University of Utah
      (849-57-186)
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