Seminar series
Date
Wed, 13 Feb 2019
11:00
Location
N3.12
Speaker
Søren Gammelgaard
Organisation
University of Oxford

The Grothendieck ring of varieties over a field is a simple idea that formalizes various cut-and-paste arguments in algebraic geometry. We will explain how this intuitive construction leads to nontrivial results, such as computing Euler characteristics, counting points of varieties over finite fields, and determining Hodge numbers. As an example, we will investigate cubic hypersurfaces, especially the varieties parametrizing lines on them. If time permits, we will discuss some of the stranger properties of the Grothendieck ring.

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