Compact moduli of K3 surfaces and tropical spheres with 24 singular points.

Compact moduli of K3 surfaces and tropical spheres with 24 singular points

The algebra-topology seminar covers topics in Algebra and Topology

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7 May 2024 3:00pm - 7 May 2024 4:00pm
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Valery Alexeev (University of Georgia)
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Abstract
The speaker will talk about geometric compactifications of moduli spaces of K3 surfaces, similar in spirit to the Deligne-Mumford moduli spaces of stable curves. Constructions borrow ideas from the tropical and integral-affine geometry and mirror symmetry. The main result is that in many common situations there exists a geometric compactification which is toroidal, and many of these compactifications can be described explicitly using tropical spheres with 24 singular points. Much of this talk is based on the joint work with Philip Engel.

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Seminar Room 1.33, Hanna Neumann Building 145
Science Road, Acton ACT 2601

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