Week of September 07, 2014
Week of September 07, 2014
| Thursday, September 11 Homotopy Theory Time: 13:00 Room: MC 106 Speaker: Title: Organizational meeting We will choose a topic for the semester. All are welcome. |
Colloquium Time: 15:30 Room: MC 108 Speaker: Ajneet Dhillon (Western) Title: Essential Dimension and Algebraic Stacks This will be an expository talk on the work of Brosnan-Fakhuriddin-Reichstein-Vistoli. We will relate essential dimension to dimension and discuss the discrepency between the two for algebraic stacks. If time permits applications to vector bundles on curves will be given. |