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November 25, 2024
Monday, November 25
Flower Hour
Time: 11:00
Speaker: (Western)
Title: "Mathematical Biology Seminar"
Room: WSC 187

Abstract:

Geometry and Combinatorics
Time: 15:30
Speaker: Graham Denham (Western)
Title: "Resolving configuration hypersurfaces"
Room: MC 108

Abstract: The hypersurface given by the Kirchhoff polynomial is a singular projective variety with relevance to physics, and also a geometric construction from a matroid realization. I will describe a resolution of singularities for such hypersurfaces using the geometry of matroids. This is based on joint work with Dan Bath, Mathias Schulze, and Uli Walther.