Counting curves and the Euler class - Somnath Basu

Somnath Basu, Binghamton University
November 19, 2013
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
MW 154

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2013-11-19 15:00:00 2013-11-19 16:00:00 Counting curves and the Euler class - Somnath Basu Speaker:  Somnath Basu, of Binghamton UniversityAbstract: We shall discuss the enumerative problem of counting the number of complex curves (in complex projective space of dimension 2) which pass through the requisite number of generic points and has a prescribed singularity at one point. Our exposition will be from a topological point of view via the ubiquitous Euler class. MW 154 America/New_York public

Speaker:  Somnath Basu, of Binghamton University

Abstract: We shall discuss the enumerative problem of counting the number of complex curves (in complex projective space of dimension 2) which pass through the requisite number of generic points and has a prescribed singularity at one point. Our exposition will be from a topological point of view via the ubiquitous Euler class.

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