Abstract:The Hassett-Keel program seeks to offer a modular interpretation for the log minimal model program of the moduli space of stable curves. Alper, Fedorchuk, and Smyth have proposed a conjectural framework for this program by analyzing Gorenstein curve singularities under the action of G_m. Our work draws parallels between this approach and the study of the Kontsevich-Zorich conjectures ...
AbstractWe present a brief history of the application of methods from symplectic geometry to fluid dynamics, and to geophysical systems in particular. The material will cover both analytical and numerical applications, and emphasize the importance of geometric concepts in operational weather prediction models. This seminar relates to others given recently in this series by Rubtsov and by D'Onof...