Invariant Hilbert Schemes and Wonderful Varieties

September 28-30, 2009

Mathematisches Institut, Universität Basel

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This workshop is aimed at bringing together people interested in, learning about and researching in the narrowly linked fields of invariant Hilbert schemes and wonderful varieties. Talks of researchers in the area are complemented by two mini-courses taught by M. Brion and D. Luna.

Mini courses

Michel Brion, UJF Grenoble: Invariant Hilbert Schemes (Abstract)

Domingo Luna, Grenoble: Wonderful Varieties and Model Homogeneous Spaces (Abstract)

Talks

Paolo Bravi, Roma: Wonderful Varieties and Spherical Orbits in Simple Projective Spaces (Abstract)

Stéphanie Cupit-Foutou, Köln: Geometrical Realization of Wonderful Varieties (Abstract)

Guido Pezzini, Erlangen: Automorphisms of Wonderful and Regular Varieties (Abstract)

Bart Van Steirteghem, Medgar Evers College, CUNY, New York: Equivariant Degenerations of Spherical Modules for Groups of Type A (Abstract)

Program

Information for the speakers: All lecture rooms are equipped with a blackboard, with an overhead projector, and a beamer.

There will be a conference dinner on Tuesday evening. Whereas food and mineral water will be paid, we cannot pay other beverages, unfortunately.

Conference rooms around the institute
Map with station, institute and hotels
Map with station and hostels

Please check for last-minute updates.

List of Participants

Registration
If you wish to participate, please register by e-mail (please indicate name, home university and position).
There are no conference fees. In case of questions contact us via e-mail.

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Organization

Jonas Budmiger, Basel

Guido Pezzini, Erlangen

Sponsors
We are most grateful to the Swiss Doctoral Program in Mathematics that makes this workshop possible, to the Mathematical Institute of the University of Basel, and to the Ressort Nachwuchsförderung of the University of Basel for additional support.