CMSA Math Science Literature Lecture Series
CMSA EVENTS
Speaker:
Claire Voisin - Collège de France
TITLE: Hodge structures and the topology of algebraic varieties
ABSTRACT: We review the major progress made since the 50’s in our understanding of the topology of complex algebraic varieties. Most of the results we will discuss rely on Hodge theory, which has some analytic aspects giving the Hodge and Lefschetz decompositions, and the Hodge-Riemann relations. We will see that a crucial ingredient, the existence of a polarization, is missing in the general Kaehler context.
We will also discuss some results and problems related to algebraic cycles and motives.
Talk chair: Joe Harris
Written articles will accompany each lecture in this series and be available as part of the publication “History and Literature of Mathematical Science.”
For more information, please visit the event page.