Hodge Theory in Leiden
A Conference in Honour of Chris Peters' 75th Birthday
September 5-6, 2024
Leiden University, Location: TBA
Speakers:
Guests:
- José Bertin
- Frits Beukers
- Nero Budur
- Mihai Halic
- Ben Moonen
- Jan Nagel(tbc)
- Frans Oort
- Greg Pearlstein
- Ulf Persson
- Jan Stienstra
- Joseph Steenbrink
- Hans Sterk (tbc)
- Duco van Straten (tbc)
Program Information
The lectures at the meeting will be of a general and expository nature.
Schedule:
The conference will start at 11am on Thursday and end around 1pm on Friday. Click here for the schedule, titles, and abstracts of the talks.Registration:
Link. Please register by July 31, 2024 at the latest (if you would like to avail the discounted hotel rate from MI please register by June 25).Dinner:
TBA.Funding:
The conference has no funding to cover travel or accommodation of participants.Travel Information
How to get to Leiden. TBA. On a first-come-first-serve basis, it is possible to get a discounted rate of @€149 per night (incl. breakfast, excl. city tax of €3,50) at IBIS, Leiden centre through the Math Institute.
Chris Peters
Chris Peters turned 75 on March 8, 2024. Over the years, Chris Peters has had a lasting influence in the areas of complex surfaces, period maps in Hodge theory, differential geometry of mixed period domains, and Chow motives of surfaces. He co-authored books that have become essential references for the mathematical community, including "Compact Complex Surfaces," "Period Domains," and "Mixed Hodge Theory," written with various colleagues such as W. Barth, A. van de Ven, K. Hulek, J. Carlson, S. Müller-Stach, and J. Steenbrink. Chris also played a pivotal role in European research projects and co-founded the Dutch ZWO-project "Moduli," fostering the growth of numerous world-class mathematicians. His prolific body of work, including seminal papers on ζ(3) with F. Beukers and the topology of complex surfaces with a number-theoretic focus, continues to inspire and shape modern mathematics. Chris has directly and indirectly mentored a generation of mathematicians through his books and invaluable research works.