Alexandre (Sasha) Zotine
Date
Wednesday September 14, 20221:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location
Jeffery Hall, Room 222Event Category
Curves Seminar
Wednesday, September 14th, 2022
Time: 1:00 p.m. Place: Jeffery Hall, Room 222
Speaker: Alexandre (Sasha) Zotine
Title: Introduction to Affine Toric Varieties
Abstract: Toric geometry is a rich field of algebraic geometry with heavy ties to combinatorial methods, which in turn make them very computationally accessible, while still demonstrating non-trivial behavior. The field has varied applications to representation theory, symplectic geometry, algebraic statistics, as well as coding theory, biology, and mirror symmetry in physics.
In this talk, I will give an introduction to affine toric varieties. We will discuss two constructions, and depending on timing, we may discuss polyhedral cones.