Top Global Course Special Lectures by Prof. Kenji Matsuki (Purdue University / Kyoto University) will take place as follows:

Date & Time

Wednesday, April 24, 14:45-16:15
Wednesday, May 8, 14:45-16:15
Wednesday, May 15, 14:45-16:15
Wednesday, May 22, 14:45-16:15
Wednesday, May 29, 14:45-16:15
Wednesday, June 5, 14:45-16:15
Wednesday, June 19, 14:45-16:15
Wednesday, June 26, 14:45-16:15
Wednesday, July 3, 14:45-16:15
Wednesday, July 10, 14:45-16:15
Wednesday, July 17, 14:45-16:15

Venue

127 Conference Room, Faculty of Science Bldg. #3, Kyoto University

Title

Introduction to the problem of Resolution of Singularities

Abstract

The purpose of this series of lectures is to present an EASY, EASY introduction to the theory of resolution of singularities over a field of characteristic zero, and then to continue onto the discussion of our approach to the problem in positive characteristic, which to this day remains open. My main goal is to make the lectures accessible to the beginning graduate students and even to the advanced undergraduate students as much as possible. The background is algebraic geometry at the level of the textbook by Hartshorne† is preferred, but not absolutely necessary. I will review some basic materials on the way.

• Introduction:
  • What is it to say a variety is nonsingular/singular?
  • The very formulation of the problem of resolution of singularities.
  • The definition of the "order (multiplicity)" of an ideal, which is the only invariant we use to measure the singularities.
• Resolution of singularities of a curve embedded in a nonsingular surface
• Higher dimensional Case (Inductive Scheme)
• Our approach to the problem in positive characteristic:

† Algebraic Geometry by R. Hartshorne, GTM series 52, Springer-Verlag

Language

English

Note

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