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Algebraic Geometry III

SF3606 Algebraic Geometry, Fall 2012, 7.5 hp.

Course structure

The course is given as a series of lectures, consisting of two hours every week. The course starts on Thursday Sep 6, 13-15 in 3733. Starting with Oct 23, we will run on Tuesdays 10-12 in 3733 (with the exception of Nov 8). The course will run as a reading course where the participants are expected to lecture.

Contents

Čech cohomology of quasi-coherent sheaves on schemes, applications to curves (Riemann-Roch, Riemann-Hurwitz), differentials, derived functors and flatness.

Course material

We will mainly use Ravi Vakil's notes for Math 216 (Foundations Of Algebraic Geometry). We will use the May 16, 2012 version . We will focus on part V (sections 12-25). And we use Hartshorne "Algebraic Geometry" chapter 3.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of basic algebraic geometry (schemes, sheaves, etc.) on the level of Algebraic Geometry II (FSF3605)  given Spring 2012.

 Course plan (Preliminary)

# Date, Time, Place Topics Key results* Speaker Exercises
1 Sept 6, 13.15-15.00, 3733 14.5, 17.7: Q-coh sheaves, representable functors, Grassmannians   Roy (x2) Plucker embedding (pdf 116 kB)
2 Sept 13 (14.1), 16.3, 17.4, 17.6: Invertible sheaves, global generation, base-point freeness, ample and avery ample sheaves Thms 16.3.1, 16.3.8, 17.4.1, 17.6.2 David (x2) Veronese, Segre, very ample, ample (pdf 71 kB)
3 Sept 20 20.1: Properties of cohomology   David  
20.2.1-4: Cech cohomology Thms 20.2.2, 20.2.4 and 20.2.6 Theo Exercises 20.2: A, E, F
4 Sept 27 20.3: Cohomology of line bundles ...   Jared Exercise 20.3.E
20.4: Riemann Roch   Anders Exercise 20.4.A
5 Oct 4 20.4.4: Serre Duality   Olof Exercise 20.4.M
20.5: Hilbert polynomial   Matheus Prime avoidance and Hilbert polynomials (pdf 90 kB)
6 Oct 11 20.6: Serre's vanishing criteria Thm 20.6.1 and 20.6.6 Gustav Exercise 20.6.A/B
20.7: Higher direct images Thm 20.7.1 and 20.7.B David Exercise 20.7.F
7 Oct 18 20.8: Chow's Lemma and Coherence Thm Thms 20.8.1 and 20.8.2 Sebastian Exercise 20.8.1.A, B.
21.1: Criterion for being a closed immersion Thm 21.1.1 Alessandro  
8

Oct 23

10.15-12.00

21.2: Toolbox for curves 21.2.10, 21.2.11 and 21.2.C Katharina  
21.3: Curves of genus 0 21.3.1 and 21.3.2 Katharina Twisted cubic (pdf 94 kB)
  Oct 30 Break      
9

Nov 8

13.15-15.00

Elliptic curves   Carel (x2)  
10 Nov 13 23.1-23.2.16: Differentials   Gustav (x2) AGIIIExc13nov.pdf (pdf 90 kB)
11 Nov 20 23.2.17-23.2.Q: First properties   Anders Differentials (pdf 109 kB)
23.3-23.4.D: Cotangent bundle   Sebastian  
12 Nov 27 21.5: Hyperelliptic curves   Olof  
23.4.6-23.4.9, 23.5-?   Alessandro  
13 Dec 4 23.5.?-23.5.Q   Alessandro  
H III.1-2: Derived functors   Jared  
14 Dec 11 H III.3: Cohomology of affine   Olof  
H III.4: Derived cohomology equals Čech cohomology.   Anders  
           

 * Key results that should be presented during the lecture.

Exercises to lectures 1-3 to be handed in Oct 11.
Exercises to lectures 4-5 to be handed in Oct 23.
Exercises to lectures 6-8 to be handed in Nov 13.
Exercises to lectures 10-11 to be handed in Dec 4.