Abelian Sandpiles: a combinatorial and algebraic geometry perspective

by Dr Madhusudan Manjunath (University of London)

Tuesday 23 Aug 2016, 11:30 → 12:30 Asia/Kolkata

A304

Abelian Sandpiles have been developed in diverse contexts including statistical physics, combinatorics, probability and algebraic geometry. This talk will survey these different viewpoints with a focus on combinatorial and algebraic geometry aspects. We will not assume any specific background in these topics.