MATH Seminar: “Two New Families of Spherical Varieties”, Mahir Bilen Can, 3:40PM March 28 2025 (EN)

You are cordially invited to the ODTU-Bilkent Algebraic Geometry Seminar.

Speaker: Mahir Bilen Can (Tulane)

“Two new families of spherical varieties”

Abstract: Many familiar varieties, such as Grassmannians, toric varieties, symmetric spaces, and algebraic monoids, arise naturally as representation-theoretic objects. Understanding their geometric and representation-theoretic distinctions and similarities often reveals deeper underlying structures and results.. In this talk, we introduce two new families of spherical varieties: nearly toric and doubly spherical. We will highlight their intriguing connections to combinatorics and representation theory, with a focus on their manifestations among Schubert varieties. This presentation is based on joint work with Nestor Diaz Morera, Pinaki Saha, and Senthamarai Kannan.

Date: 28 March 2025, Friday
Time: 15:40 (GMT+3)
Place: Zoom

This is an online seminar. To request the Zoom link, please send a message to sertoz@bilkent.edu.tr