Organizers:Federico Bongiorno, Theodoros PapazachariouSpeaker:Ruadhai Dervan (University of Warwick)Time:Wed., 15:30-16:30, Jan. 14, 2026Venue:B725, Shuangqing Complex Building AOnline:Zoom Meeting ID: 262 865 5007 Passcode: YMSCVenue:Metric wall-crossingAbstract:When a reductive group acts on a projective variety, a choice of (linearised) ample line bundle gives a choice of quotient. Wall...
Abstract:Many moduli spaces can be described as ball quotients. Examples include the Deligne-Mostow varieties, moduli of cubic surfaces and certain moduli spaces of lattice-polarized $K3$ surfaces. Here I will discuss the geometry of some of these examples, including their topology and different (partial) resolutions. I will also comment on the relationship with the Minimal Model Program. This...