DRAGON 2021
This is the webpage for the Summer 2021 edition of DRAGON (Directed Readings in Algebraic Geometry Online), a learning seminar at the University of Michigan.
Subject
Lawrence–Venkatesh "Diophantine problems and p-adic period mappings" [arxiv].
Time and place
Mondays 11am–12pm over Zoom.
Schedule
| May 24 | Wei | Introduction |
| May 31 | Andy | The Gauss-Manin connection and the complex period morphism |
| June 7 | Haoyang | The p-adic period morphism and comparison with the complex situation |
| June 14 | Nick | Galois representations and Hodge structures |
| June 21 | Karol | S-unit equation |
| June 28 | Alex | The proof of Mordell’s conjecture: Outline of the strategy and first steps |
| July 5 | Shizhang | Rational points on the base of an abelian-by-finite family |
| July 12 | Ruijie | The Kodaira-Parshin family |
| July 19 | Zhiyu | The monodromy of Kodaira-Parshin families (Part 1) |
| July 26 | Shubhodip | The monodromy of Kodaira-Parshin families (Part 2) |
| August 2 | James | The Ax-Schanuel theorem of Bakker and Tsimerman |
| August 9 | Ziquan | Higher dimensions |
| August 16 | Bhargav | Comparison with other approaches to finiteness |
Organizers
Bhargav, Wei, and Andrew. Contact one of us for more information.
Support
The seminar is supported by our NSF RTG grant.