Conference on Extremal Metrics : Evolution and Stability

7th-12th February 2011, CIRM, Luminy

The conference will present the new developments in the study of canonical/special metrics that can be considered as uniformisers of complex geometry (like constant scalar curvature Kahler metrics, extremal Kahler metrics, Kahler-Einstein metrics, Kahler-Ricci solitons, Sasaki-Einstein metrics, Bergman metrics, balanced metrics ...). It will also reflect the diversity of analytic methods to construct such metrics (flows, continuity methods, gluing techniques, ...) and the diversity of varieties where they live (compact and non compact Kahler manifolds, Sasaki manifods, toric manifolds, spherical manifolds, orbifolds,...). Finally, a part of the conference will be concerned with the relationship between the existence of canonical metrics and algebraic conditions coming from Geometric Invariant Theory.

• Programme (TBA)
• List of participants (temporary)

Scientific Committee

• Olivier Biquard (Paris 6, France)
• Simon Donaldson (Imperial College, England)
• Paul Gauduchon (Ecole Polytechnique, France)
• Simon Salamon (Torino, Italy)

Organising Committee

• Julien Keller (Marseille University)
• Yann Rollin (Nantes University)

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