Tropical Seminar: "Counting Tropical Curves on Abelian Surfaces"
Fri, September 11, 2009 1:00PM - 2:00PM
| Time: | 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
| Location: | Simons Auditorium |
| Speakers: | Eric Katz, Eric Katz |
| Abstract: | One of the most significant applications of tropical geometry is to the problem of counting curves. Mikhalkin showed how to compute Gromov-Witten invariants of toric surfaces by using tropical geometry. In this talk, I explain how to count curves on Abelian surfaces using tropical techniques. The invariants computed are analogous to the Yau-Zaslow invariants of K3's. This is joint work with David Helm. |
