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RTG Workshop on the Geometry and Physics of Higgs bundles III

 

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
June 23-24, 2018 

This workshop, third in a series of Graduate workshops on Higgs bundles, is aimed at graduate students and young postdocs, will expose participants to some current research topics on the geometry and physics of Higgs bundles. The workshop will have two mini-courses by experts on topics close to their own research, including a mix of lectures and problem sessions.

For any questions regarding the meeting, please email
Laura Schaposnik at schapos@uic.edu.

Support provided by NSF RTG grant DMS-1246844
And Laura P. Schaposnik's NSF CAREER Award
and UIC' Start-Up funds


Funding for Travel and Lodging is available for graduate students and post-docs. Please apply before the deadline of April 30st - applications will be reviewed as they arrive and notification of funding will only take a few weeks. 


Registration and
funding application

Mini-Courses

3 hs of Lectures and 3 hs Problem sessions each. 

Qiongling Li

Caltech & Aarhus

An introduction to cyclic Higgs bundles and complex
variation of Hodge structures


The lecture course will introduce mainly two interesting families of Higgs bundles: cyclic Higgs bundles and complex variation of Hodge structures. Along the way, we will discuss the related differential geometry questions and the connection to deformation space of Kaehler manifolds.

Brian Collier

Maryland

An introduction to the Fuchsian and quasi-Fuchsian behavior of variations of Hodge structure deformations.

The lecture course will discuss different ways of deforming certain interesting Higgs bundles, and compare and contrast the resulting families to a classical analogue of deforming Fuchsian representations into rank 1 Lie groups. 

Schedule

 Final Schedule

Travel Information

Getting to UIC: The workshop will be held in the UIC Math Department, which is located in the Science and Engineering offices building (SEO, 849 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607). Signs with instructions on where to go will be throughout in the building, but you can also come to Laura Schaposnik's office (SEO 509) looking for more information as well.
By train: UIC is close to Chicago's Union Station with convenient Amtrak trains to many locations in the region. Alternatively, a cab to either should cost under $10.

• By air: Chicago has two major airports, O'Hare (ORD) and Midway (MDW), and it is easy to get to UIC from either one (many travel sites will let you look for both simultaneously using the airport code CHI).

 

If you are flying into O'Hare, you can take a Blue Line train (costing $5) into the city (towards the loop or Forest Park) which stops right next to the UIC campus (at the UIC/Halsted station). The hotel is also on the Blue line.

 

 

• By car: UIC is easily accessible by car, and is located just off of either the 90/94 or 290 interstates. If you are coming into UIC, it's best to park at the Halsted Parking Structure at the NE corner of the Taylor and Halsted intersection. You will have to take a ticket for the parking garage; if we know in advance you will be parking there, you can bring your ticket in to the workshop and we can validate it to cover the cost. Note that in/out priveledges are not included in the validation. Also note that the parking at the hotel is far more expensive, and should be avoided if possible. It is recommended that you plan to park your car in the Halsted Parking Structure for the weekend instead or book a space with SpotHero.  

Venue and Accomodation

The workshop will take place at the University of Illinois at Chicago,
in the Mathematics Department which is in the SEO Building in 851 S. Morgan St.

Participants with funding will be lodged in a hotel in Downtown Chicago,
a few stops away from UIC in the blue line, or 45 minutes walk to the maths building.  

Wifi: Participants will be able to use Eduroam at UIC, and hotels will have Free Wifi. 

Social Activities

Each day we will have a few social activites for participants to enjoy Chicago together

Chicago is a fantastic city to explore - with amazing architecture, culture and food scene. Here are some details that you might find useful:


Time Out's best Jazz clubs: https://www.timeout.com/chicago/music/13-best-jazz-clubs-in-chicago


Time Out's speakeasies: https://www.timeout.com/chicago/bars/chicago-speakeasies


AD's list of hidden bars: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/chicago-speakeasies


Time Out's restaurant lists: https://www.timeout.com/chicago/restaurants/best-chicago-restaurants-our-picks-for-every-cuisine

Organized By:


Laura Schaposnik