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Commutative Algebra Seminar


Date: Tuesday, Nov 2, 2021

Time: 2:00PM

Location: LCB 222


Eamon Quinlan-Gallego

University of Utah

Title

Bernstein-Sato theory in positive characteristic

Abstract

Given a holomorphic function f, its Bernstein-Sato polynomial is a classical invariant that detects the singularities of the zero locus of f in very subtle ways; for example, its roots recover the log-canonical threshold of f and the eigenvalues of the monodromy action on the cohomology of the Milnor fibre. In this talk I will describe a characteristic-p analogue of this invariant and some recent developments that I proved in my thesis. I will also describe some open problems and future directions that I am working on at the moment.

Commutative Algebra

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