Deformation theory learning seminar


Syllabus


10/12 (Fri) 4pm, Fine Hall Common Room: Sorting things out.


10/19 (Fri) 3:30pm, Fine 601: Formal deformation theory (Mohan).


10/30 (Tue) 10am, Fine 322: Examples of deformation functors (Shaoyun).


11/6 (Tue) 10am, Jadwin 111: Applications of elementary deformation theory (Kenny).


11/13 (Tue) 10am, Jadwin 111: Motivating the cotangent complex (Eric).


11/20 (Tue) 10am, Jadwin 111: The cotangent complex I (Linus).


11/27 (Tue) 10am, Jadwin 111: The cotangent complex II (Linus/Gyujin).


12/11 (Tue) 10am, Jadwin 111: Overflow / Artin approximation, Elkik algebraization and Néron desingularization (Gyujin).


1/23 (Wed) 1pm, Fine 314: Behrend-Fantechi I (Mohan).


2/?/2020: Behrend-Fantechi II (Mohan).


Suggestions for papers (feel free to email me if you would like to present any of these papers or those in the syllabus later):