Symplectic 4-Manifolds and Algebraic Surfaces
Manetti, Marco / Smith, Ivan / Auroux, Denis / Catanese, Fabrizio / Tian, Gang / Seidel, Paul / Siebert, Bernd / Tian, Gang / Catanese, Fabrizio
Modern approaches to the study of symplectic 4-manifolds and algebraic surfaces combine a wide range of techniques and sources of inspiration. Gauge theory, symplectic geometry, pseudoholomorphic curves, singularity theory, moduli spaces, braid groups, monodromy, in addition to classical topology and algebraic geometry, combine to make this one of the most vibrant and active areas of research in mathematics. It is our hope that the five lectur...