AbstractThe goal of this minicourse is to introduce the recent advances in Hodge theory via o-minimal techniques. We will start by revisiting the basics on o-minimal geometry with a view towards algebraization theorems (Pila-Wilkie counting theorem; o-minimal Chow and GAGA theorems in definable complex analytic geometry). In the realm of Hodge theory, we will explore several applications: (i) t...
AbstractDiscrete subgroups of semisimple Lie groups arise in a variety of contexts, sometimes "in nature" as monodromy groups of families of algebraic manifolds, and other times in relation to geometric structures and associated dynamical systems. I will discuss a class of such discrete subgroups that arise from certain variations of Hodge structure and lead to Anosov representations, thus rela...