On explicit equations of fake projective planes
Time and place
12:30–1:25 PM on Thursday, February 2nd, 2023; NAC 6/114
Lev Borisov (Rutgers University)
Abstract
Fake projective planes are fascinating complex surfaces (real four-dimensional manifolds). While they were first discovered about 40 years ago, their explicit equations have only been computed recently. I will talk about the history of fake projective planes and some of the peculiar constructions and challenges associated with finding their explicit equations.
