Matroids and the Integral Hodge Conjecture

This is an algebraic geometry learning seminar (2026 Fall) on matroids, degenerations of abelian varieties, and their applications to the integral Hodge conjecture, stable rationality, and complex structures on S6.

Time: Fridays, 1:30–3:00 pm
Location: Room 507, Mathematics Hall
Organizers: James Hotchkiss, Daigo Ito, Yoonjoo Kim, and Zhijia Zhang

References

  1. [EFS] Philip Engel, Olivier de Gaay Fortman, and Stefan Schreieder, Combinatorics and Hodge theory of degenerations of abelian varieties: A survey of the Mumford construction.
  2. [EFS2] Philip Engel, Olivier de Gaay Fortman, and Stefan Schreieder, Matroids and the integral Hodge conjecture for abelian varieties.
  3. [E] Philip Engel, Complex structures on S6.

Schedule