September 7: Algebraic de Rham cohomology and the Gauss-Manin connection: Define hypercohomology and algebraic de Rham cohomology, and use GAGA to prove that for a smooth projective complex variety it agrees with classical de Rham cohomology (Grothendieck, first two pages). Recall the definition of connection, explain the algebraic definition of the Gauss-Manin connection in terms of differentiating k-forms (Katz-Oda up to Section 2), prove that relative Betti cohomology is horizontal (see Katz 1972, Propositions 4.1.1 and 4.1.2). |
September 14: Review of étale cohomology (Milne). The étale site, definition of étale cohomology and l-adic cohomology, statement of comparison with Betti cohomology for a smooth projective complex variety, Weil conjectures, bad behavior of p-adic cohomology of varieties in characteristic p. |
September 21: NO MEETING (MIT student holiday, and AGNES at Brown) |
September 28: Atticus Christensen. Crystalline cohomology (Chambert-Loir, I.1 and I.2) |
October 5: Summary of p-adic Hodge theory (Illusie up to 2.2, Berger II.4) |
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November 16: |
November 23: NO MEETING (Thanksgiving Break) |
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December 7: |
December 14: |
Organizers: Borys Kadets, Bjorn Poonen, Zhiwei Yun, Wei Zhang