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Algebraic Geometry Seminar


Date: Tuesday, Oct 4, 2016

Time: 3:30PM - 4:30PM

Location: LCB 222


Chi Li

Purdue University

Title

Minimizing normalized volumes of valuations

Abstract

Motivated by the study of Kahler-Einstein/Sasaki-Einstein metrics, I will discuss an algebro-geometric problem of minimizing normalized volumes among all real valuations centered at any Q-Gorenstein klt singularity. It was conjectured that there is always a unique minimizer, which should be quasi-monomial. I will discuss recent progresses on this problem, and explain how it is related to the so-called K-semistability and the deFernex-Ein-Mustata type inequalities. Part of this work is based on joint works with Yuchen Liu and Chenyang Xu.

Algebraic Geometry

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