Riccardo Pedrotti: A first introduction to Lefschetz fibrations and pencils : Department of Mathematics and Statistics : UMass Amherst

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April 04, 2025 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm ET

Reading Seminar in Geometry and Topology

LGRT 1681

We will start discussing the concept of a Lefschetz fibration and pencil, how the idea is inspired by complex geometry and how to understand the basic properties of these new objects.

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