AMS :: 2012 Spring Western Section Meeting, AMS Special Session

AMS Sectional Meeting AMS Special Session

Current as of Saturday, March 10, 2012 00:27:19

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Saturday March 3, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
Special Session on Algebraic Geometry: Singularities and Moduli, I
Room 306, Kuykendall Hall
Organizers:
Jim Bryan, University of British Columbia jbryan@math.ubc.ca
Jonathan Wise, Stanford University jonathan@math.stanford.edu
- 8:00 a.m.
  The probability that a curve over a finite field is smooth.
  Daniel Erman*, University of Michigan
  Melanie Matchett Wood, University of Wisconsin
  (1078-14-417)
- 9:00 a.m.
  Towards mirror symmetry for varieties of general type.
  Mark Gross*, University of California, San Diego
  Ludmil Katzarkov, University of Miami
  Helge Ruddat, University of Mainz
  (1078-14-171)
- 10:00 a.m.
  Gromov-Witten theory of $\mathbb{P}^1 \times \mathbb{P}^1 \times \mathbb{P}^1$.
  Dagan Karp*, Harvey Mudd College
  Dhruv Ranganathan, Harvey Mudd College
  (1078-14-294)

Saturday March 3, 2012, 3:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
Special Session on Algebraic Geometry: Singularities and Moduli, II
Room 306, Kuykendall Hall
Organizers:
Jim Bryan, University of British Columbia jbryan@math.ubc.ca
Jonathan Wise, Stanford University jonathan@math.stanford.edu
- 3:15 p.m.
  Discussion
- 4:15 p.m.
  A comparison theorem for relative Gromov-Witten theories.
  Dan Abramovich, Brown University
  Steffen Marcus*, University of Utah
  Jonathan Wise, Stanford University
  (1078-14-413)
- 5:15 p.m.
  Bundles of generalized theta functions and tautological classes.
  Dragos Oprea*, UC San Diego
  Alina Marian, Northeastern University
  (1078-14-251)

Sunday March 4, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
Special Session on Algebraic Geometry: Singularities and Moduli, III
Room 306, Kuykendall Hall
Organizers:
Jim Bryan, University of British Columbia jbryan@math.ubc.ca
Jonathan Wise, Stanford University jonathan@math.stanford.edu
- 8:00 a.m.
  Discussion
- 9:00 a.m.
  Open GW theory and the orbifold vertex.
  Dustin J Ross*, Colorado State University
  (1078-14-362)
- 10:00 a.m.
  Jacobian discrepancies and rational singularities.
  Tommaso de Fernex*, University of Utah
  Roi Docampo, University of Utah
  (1078-14-310)