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SUMMARY:Introduction to the Minimal Model Program - Fredrik Rotnes (Imperi
 al College)
DTSTART:20191108T160000Z
DTEND:20191108T170000Z
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CONTACT:Nils Prigge
DESCRIPTION:This talk will be an introduction to some parts of the Minimal
  Model Program. Starting with any mildly singular n-dimensional variety X\
 , the goal of the Minimal Model Program is to either show that X is a fibr
 ation with positively curved fibers\, or to produce a minimal model Y whic
 h is birational to X. That Y is minimal means it has a nef canonical class
 \, in other words the restriction of a differential n-form to any curve in
  Y has at least as many zeroes as it has poles. In lower dimensions this g
 oal is always achievable\, while in higher dimensions there are still many
  conjectures. I will try to demonstrate some central techniques and result
 s\, and the talk will hopefully include many illustrative examples of the 
 interesting geometry happening in higher dimensions.
LOCATION:MR13
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