Algebraic Geometry Reading Seminar
CUNY Graduate CenterFall 2025 - Current
Fridays, 11:45 AM - 1:45 PM
Math Thesis Room (4214-03)
Please email me if you are interested in attending the seminar.
Reading List:
-
Tanaka, Hiromu. “Minimal Model Program for Excellent Surfaces.” Annales de l’Institut Fourier 68, no. 1 (2018): 345–76. https://doi.org/10.5802/aif.3163.
-
Hara, Nobuo. “Classification of Two-Dimensional F-Regular and F-Pure Singularities.” Advances in Mathematics 133, no. 1 (1998): 33–53. https://doi.org/10.1006/aima.1997.1682.
Upcoming Seminars
Date: February 20, 2026
Speaker: Valeriy Sergeev
Title: The Cone Theorem
Abstract: We will discuss the proof of the Cone Theorem.
Date: February 27, 2026
Speaker: Fei Ye
Title: Relative Vanishing Theorems of Kawamata-Viehweg Type
Abstract: We will discuss the proofs of relative vanishing theorems of Kawamata-Viehweg type.
Date: March 6, 2026
Speaker: Fei Ye
Title: Vanishing Theorems of Kawamata-Viehweg Type
Abstract: We will discuss the proofs of vanishing theorems of Kawamata-Viehweg type.
Date: March 13, 2026
Speaker: TBA
Title: MMP for Log Canonical Surfaces
Abstract: We will discuss the proof of existence and termination of the Minimal Model Program for log canonical surfaces.
Date: March 20, 2026
Speaker: TDA
Title: Inverse Adjunction and Connectedness Theorem
Abstract: We will outline the proof of the Inverse Adjunction and Connectedness Theorem.
Past Seminars
Date: February 13, 2026
Speaker: Fei Ye (GC and QCC of CUNY)
Title: Base Point Free Theorem for Excellent Surfaces
Abstract: We will discuss the proof of Base Point Free Theorem (Theorem 4.2) for Excellent Surfaces.
Date: February 6, 2026
Speaker: Fei Ye
Title: Organizational Meeting
Abstract: We will draft a plan for the seminar for the Spring 2026.
Date: November 14, 2025
Speaker: James Austin Myer (GC of CUNY)
Title: The Cone Theorem for Quasiprojective Normal $B$-Surfaces V
Date: November 7, 2025
Speaker: James Austin Myer (GC of CUNY)
Title: The Cone Theorem for Quasiprojective Normal $B$-Surfaces IV
Date: October 31, 2025
Speaker: James Austin Myer (GC of CUNY)
Title: The Cone Theorem for Quasiprojective Normal $B$-Surfaces III
Date: October 17, 2025
Speaker: James Austin Myer (GC of CUNY)
Title: The Cone Theorem for Quasiprojective Normal $B$-Surfaces II
Date: October 10, 2025
Speaker: James Austin Myer (GC of CUNY)
Title: The Cone Theorem for Quasiprojective Normal $B$-Surfaces
Date: October 3, 2025
Speaker: James Austin Myer (GC of CUNY)
Title: A sketch of the proof of MMP for $\mathbb{Q}$-Factorial Surfaces
Date: September 26, 2025
Speaker: James Austin Myer (GC of CUNY)
Title: A Glimpse of minimal model program for $\mathbb{Q}$-Factorial and Log Canonical Surfaces
Date: September 19, 2025
Speaker: James Austin Myer (GC of CUNY)
Title: Concepts in minimal model program for $\mathbb{Q}$-Factorial and Log Canonical Surfaces
Date: September 12, 2025
Speaker: Fei Ye (QCC)
Title: Organization Meeting for Algebraic Geometry Reading Seminar
Abstract: We will draft a plan for the seminar for the Fall 2025 semester.