Abstract:A famous theorem of Gromov states that if a finitely generated group G has polynomial growth (i.e. there is a polynomial p such that the ball of radius n in some Cayley graph of G always contains at most p(n) vertices) then G has a nilpotent subgroup of finite index. Breuillard, Green and Tao proved a finitary refinement of this theorem, stating that if *some* ball of radius n contain...
Birational Geometry WorkshopThis workshop is devoted to an in-depth study of the recent work "Singularities on Fano fibrations and beyond" by Caucher Birkar. This work establishes several fundamental problems in birational geometry. 28 June 11:00-12:00Caucher BirkarIntroduction14:00-15:00Roberto SvaldiToroidal geometry and toroidalisation of fibrations (Online) (sections 3,4)15:30-16:30Chen Jia...