Fundamental groups of complex projective varieties

09.12.2016 14:00 - 15:12

Michael Kapovich (UC Davis), Vortrag

Abstract: I will show that any finitely presented group is isomorphic to the fundamental group of an irreducible projective variety with normal crossing singularities. This answers a question raised by Carlos Simpson. The proof is an application of 3-dimension hyperbolic geometry.

Location:
SR 11, 2. OG., OMP 1