Member Seminar

Speaker: Charles Doran, CMSA

Title: A Tetrahedral Approach to Calabi-Yau Geometry

Abstract:  We will open with a quick introduction to the what and why of Calabi-Yau geometry.  Following this, we will consider the problem of deforming tetrahedra while preserving the areas of their faces, following our noses to discover a beautiful path to elliptic curves, K3 surfaces, and beyond.  Time permitting, we will also discuss motivations and applications across physics.  The talk should be broadly accessible.