Mathematical Sciences Research Institute - Introductory Workshop in Hyperplane Arrangements and Applications

From its origins in the study of braids, discriminants, and configuration
spaces, there has developed a rich and rapidly-growing theory of complex
hyperplane arrangements. Among its many attractive features, perhaps the main
one is the strong interaction between the topological, geometric, algebraic,
combinatorial, and analytic aspects of arrangements. Arrangements play vital
roles in many different areas, and provide a fertile source of examples and
problems to which one may apply one's "favorite tool", often with positive
results. Techniques developed for the study of arrangements have been
successfully exported to other settings. With a history that reaches back only
thirty-five years, this relatively young field affords many opportunities for
newcomers.

This workshop is intended as an introduction to the theory of hyperplane
arrangements for mathematical scientists not (yet) active in the field, or
just entering it; aimed particularly at graduate students and postdocs and at
researchers who may already be working in other but related areas. Talks will
range from introductory lectures on the history and main "classical" results,
to surveys of the most active areas of current research, to talks by younger
researchers on important recent advances.

Speakers:
Daniel C. Cohen (Louisiana State University)
Graham Denham (University of Western Ontario)
Michael Falk (Northern Arizona University)
Daniel Matei (MSRI)
Stefan Papadima (Romanian Institute of Mathematics)
Richard Randell (University of Iowa)
Hal Schenck (Texas A&M University)
Alexandru Suciu (Northeastern University)
Hiroaki Terao (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Masahiko Yoshinaga (RIMS)
Sergey Yuzvinsky (University of Oregon)

Currently Available Videos

Michael Falk , Introduction: The Combinatorics and Topology of Hyperplane Arrangements August 23,2004, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Sergey Yuzvinsky , Orlik-Solomon Algebras from Different Angles August 23,2004, 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Hiroaki Terao , Free Arrangements of Hyperplanes (A Survey) August 23,2004, 03:30 PM to 04:30 PM
Alexandru Suciu , Fundamental Group and Characteristic Varieties August 24,2004, 09:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Daniel Cohen , Local Systems on Complements of Arrangements August 24,2004, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Richard Randell , Fibrations, Isotopies and Cell Structures on Arrangements August 24,2004, 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Hiroaki Terao , Hypergeometric Integrals and Arrangements of Hyperplanes ( An Introduction Using the Classical Examples) August 24,2004, 03:30 PM to 04:30 PM
Michael Falk , Resonance Varieties August 25,2004, 09:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Daniel Matei , Arrangements and Massey Products August 25,2004, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Alexandru Suciu , Lie Algebras Associated to Arrangements August 26,2004, 09:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Graham Denham , Koszul Duality and the Homotopy Lie Algebra August 26,2004, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Stefan Papadima , Applications of Morse Theory August 26,2004, 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Henry Schenck , Commutative and Homological Methods for Hyperplane Arrangements August 26,2004, 03:30 PM to 04:30 PM
Daniel Cohen , Boundary Manifolds of Arrangements August 27,2004, 09:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Masahiko Yoshinaga , Arrangements and Vector Bundles August 27,2004, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Multiple Speakers , Problems and Demo I August 27,2004, 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Multiple Speakers , Problems and Demo II August 27,2004, 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM

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