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Plane curve singularities, knot homology and Hilbert scheme of points on plane

Geometry/Topology

Speaker: Alexei Oblomkov, University of Massachusetts
Location: 2112 MSB
Start time: Tue, Jan 28 2014, 4:10PM

I will present a conjectural formula for the Poincare polynomial of the Hilbert scheme of points on a planar curve (joint with Rasmussen and Shende). The formula is written in terms of the Khovanov-Rozansky invariants of the links of the singularities of the curve. In the case of toric curve the Poincare polynomial also could be written in terms of equivariant Euler characteristic of some sheaf of some particular equivariant sheaf on (joint with Yun). If time permits I will also discuss cohomology ring of the compactified Jacobian of the toric curve and the conjectural description of the ring for general curve singularity (joint with Yun).

There will be a dinner.