Title: A family of threefolds with remarkable properties (namely: the unreasonable effectiveness of the Schoens), Speaker(s): Antonella Grassi, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Date and time: 30 Nov 2022, 15:00 (Europe/Rome), Lecture series: Algebraic and Arithmetic Geometry Seminar, Venue: Department of Mathematics (Aula Magna). You can access the full event here: https://events.dm.unipi.it/e/115 Abstract -------- The fiber product of certain rational elliptic surfaces were first studied by Schoen in the 80s to answer questions from string theory. Over the decades  the  “Schoens”  have provided evidence for various conjectures as well as counterexamples to others. I will discuss these conjectures, the unusual features of the Schoens, and present other  open questions. -- Indico :: Email Notifier https://events.dm.unipi.it/e/115