Seminar on Topics in Arithmetic, Geometry, Etc.


STAGE is a seminar in algebraic geometry and number theory, featuring speakers talking about work that is not their own. Talks will be at a level suitable for graduate students. Everyone is welcome.
Meetings are held on Thursdays, 4pm-5:30pm, with a short break in the middle, in MIT room 2-131 (not online!), unless indicated otherwise below.
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If you are interested in giving one of the talks, please contact the organizers.

Spring 2024 topic: Serre, Lectures on the Mordell-Weil theorem.

Prerequisites: Algebraic geometry, number theory. Some familiarity with the arithmetic theory of elliptic curves will be helpful.

Main references: Other references: Some topics below might take more or less time than allotted. If a speaker runs out of time on a certain date, that speaker might be allowed to borrow some time on the next date. So the topics below might not line up exactly with the dates below.

Past semesters: Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023

Organizers: Edgar Costa, Bjorn Poonen