ISTANBUL 2005 - CIMPA SUMMER SCHOOL - Arithmetic and Geometry Around Hypergeometric Functions

ISTANBUL 2005 CIMPA SUMMER SCHOOL

Arithmetic and Geometry Around Hypergeometric Functions

13-25 June
2005

INTRODUCTION

The aim of the school is the presentation of hot topics in the field in a form accessible to research students, and revival of the interest in the field by highlighting possible new research directions. There will be minicourses on hypergeometric differential equations and related topics such as discrete groups in the automorphism groups of complex balls, ball quotients, orbifolds and corresponding moduli problems of algebraic geometry. Quotient of a ball under a discrete group action is called a ball-quotient. If the group action has some fixed points, then the corresponding ball-quotient is a complex orbifold. These orbifolds are related to some very special hyperplane arrangements in complex projective spaces. Frequently, ball quotients has an interpretation as a moduli space of algebraic surfaces. There will be a special focus on recent developments about this moduli interpretation.

Programme (.ps) (.pdf)
Hotel/Transport Information (.ps) (.pdf)
Syllabi (.ps) (.pdf)

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD

F. Hirzebruch (Max Planck Institute Bonn), R.P. Holzapfel (Humboldt University Berlin), M. Yoshida (Kyushu University), E. Looijenga (Utrecht University), M. Jambu (Nice University), L. D. Trang (ICTP Trieste), P. Cohen (Texas A&M University), I. Dolgachev (University of Michigan), S. Kondo (Nagoya University).

ORGANIZERS

Özgür Ceyhan	(MPIfM Bonn)
Laurent Chaumard	(GSU Istanbul)
Özgür Kişisel	(METU Ankara)
A. Muhammed Uludag	(GSU Istanbul)
Ayşegül Ulus	(GSU Istanbul)

Language : English

Date and Location

13-25 June 2005, Galatasaray University, Istanbul, Turkey.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

D.Allcock	Real hyperbolic geometry in moduli problems
I. Dolgachev	Moduli spaces of K3 surfaces and complex ball quotients
R. P. Holzapfel	Orbital Varieties and Invariants
M. Jambu	Arrangements of Hyperplanes
A. Kasparian	On Holzapfel's Conjecture on Ball-quotient surfaces
A. Kochubei	Hypergeometric functions and Carlitz differential equations over functionfields
S. Kondo	Complex ball uniformizations of the moduli spaces of del Pezzo surfaces
E. Looijenga	Hypergeometric functions associated to arrangements
K. Matsumoto	Invariant functions with respect to the Whiteland link
H. Shiga	Hypergeometric functions and arithmetic geometric means
J. Stienstra	Gel'fand-Kapranov-Zelevinsky hypergeometric systems and their role in mirror symmetry and in string theory
T. Terada	Hypergeometric representation of the group of pure braids
A. M. Uludag	Introduction to coverings of the plane branched along line arrangements and ball-quotient surfaces
A. Varchenko	Special functions, KZ type equations, and representation theory
J. Wolfart	Aritmetic of Schwarz maps (2-4 h)
M. Yoshida	Schwarz maps

Prerequisites

Research students (Ms. Sci, DEA, Ph.D., Post-doctoral) with a basic knowledge of algebraic geometry can attend the school.

Deadline for registration : March 2005

LECTURE NOTES

Editors: R.P. Holzapfel, A. M. Uludag, M. Yoshida
Publisher: Birkhauser - Progress in Mathematics Series
(see latex .cls file)

VENUE and CONTACTS

The conference venue (see local map) is :
Galatasaray University
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Çiragan Caddesi No: 36
Ortaköy - Besiktas
Istanbul
TURKEY

MEETING FEES

There will be a fee of 305 Euros, which will also cover the lunches during the conference

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

In accordance with the philosophy of our main sponsor, CIMPA, we expect and will financially support qualified junior research students from all the neighboring countries of Turkey. Some extra funding will be available for french-speaking candidates. For the details please see the registration form at the CIMPA site.

REGISTRATION (CLOSED)

See the registration form at the CIMPA site .

Candidates from Turkey : send a CV with a name & e-mail of someone willing to send a recommendation letter to the address akisisel@metu.edu.tr

HOTEL INFORMATION

SED HOTEL ISTANBUL (10 minutes by bus from the university)

Category: 4****
Address : OmerAvni Mah., Besaret Sok. No: 14, 80040 Ayaspasa – Istanbul
Room & Beds : 50 Rooms,100 Beds
Room Equipment’s : Private Bathroom, Telephone, Music, SatelliteTV, Air Condition, Minibar, Hair Dryer
Meeting: 1 Meeting Room (Total cap. 80)
Dining : 2 Restaurants (Tamada and Terrace, Cap. 150+150), 2Bars (Lobby and Terrace)
Facilities & Services : 24 Hours Room Service, DryCleaning, Parking
Leisure & Sports : Whirpool,Sauna, Massage
Location : In the new City Center, Atatürk Airport 20 km

Special tariffs for conference participants:
Single: 30 Euros
Double: 40 Euros
Triple: --

Price For Board Type :Bed&breakfast

LA MAISON (10 minutes by walk from the university)

Category : Special
Address : Muvezzi Cad. No:63 80700 Ciragan - Besiktas
Rooms & Beds : 44 Rooms, 88 Beds
Room Properties : Phone, Air Conditioning, Television, Hair Dryer, Balcony, TV Satellite, WC, Bath, Minibar, Safety Box,
Hotel Properties : Restaurant, Bar, Meeting Room, Dry Cleaning, Generator, Safety Box, Otopark

Room Rates
Single Room 56 Euros
Double 72 Euros
Triple 100 Euros

LINKS

-- Workshop on Modular Forms, Automorphic Forms and Related Moduli Spaces. (Rome, September 5 - 9)

http://www.mat.uniroma1.it/modular/

-- Gokova Geometry/Topology Conference (Gokova, May 30 - June 04)

http://arf.math.metu.edu.tr/~gokova/

-- Antalya Algebra Days (Antalya, May 18-22)

http://www.math.metu.edu.tr/~antalya/2005index.html

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