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Friday, March 3, 2017

Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
1:00 pm   in 347 Altgeld Hall,  Friday, March 3, 2017
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 Bernd Schober (University of Toronto)Embedded resolution of singularities in dimension twoAbstract: When studying a singular variety one aims to find a variety that shares many properties with the original one, but that is easier to handle. One way to obtain this is via resolution of singularities. In contrast to the quite well understood situation over fields of characteristic zero, only little is known in positive or mixed characteristic and resolution of singularities remains still an important open problem. One of the key ideas over fields of characteristic zero is the notion of maximal contact. After briefly explaining its power, I will point out problems that arise in positive characteristic. Then I will focus on the known two-dimensional case and will discuss the resolution algorithm constructed by Cossart, Jannsen and Saito. Finally, I will explain how polyhedra can be used to detect the improvement of the singularity along the process. This is joint work with Vincent Cossart.