PERIMETER INSTITUTE RECORDED SEMINAR ARCHIVE
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Noncommutative algebras and (commutative) algebraic geometry Speaker(s): David Morrison
Abstract: The study of D-branes at singular points of Calabi-Yau threefolds has revealed interesting connections between certain noncommutative algebras and singular algebraic varieties. In many respects, the choice of an appropriate noncommutative algebra is analogous to finding a resolution of singularities of the variety. We will explain this connection in detail, and outline a program for studying such ''noncommutative resolutions'' globally, for compact algebraic (Calabi--Yau) threefolds.
Date: 08/05/2010 - 4:30 pm
Collection: Connections in Geometry and Physics 2010
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