Tautological modular formsMPIM

by Gerard van der Geer (University of Amsterdam)

Wednesday Mar 4, 2026, 2:30 PM → 3:30 PM Europe/Berlin

MPIM, Vivatsgasse, 7 - Lecture Hall (Max Planck Institute for Mathematics)

Number theory lunch seminar

Modular forms live on moduli spaces, like those of curves and abelian varieties.
The universal objects that live there often define modular forms and in a number  of cases these can be used to construct all modular forms. This is joint work with Carel Faber and Fabien Cléry.