Moduli of algebraic curvesIn algebraic geometry, a moduli space of (algebraic) curves is a geometric space (typically a scheme or an algebraic stack) whose points represent isomorphism classes of algebraic curves. It is thus a special case of a moduli space. Depending on the restrictions applied to the classes of algebraic curves considered, the corresponding moduli problem and the moduli space is different. One also distinguishes between fine and coarse moduli spaces for the same moduli problem.
Espace de modulesEn mathématiques, un espace de modules est un espace paramétrant les diverses classes d'objets sous une relation d'équivalence ; l'intérêt est de pouvoir alors munir naturellement ces espaces de classes d'une structure supplémentaire. L'archétype de cette situation est la classification des courbes elliptiques par les points d'une courbe modulaire. Autre exemple : en géométrie différentielle, l'espace de modules d'une variété est l'espace des paramètres définissant la géométrie modulo les difféomorphismes locaux et globaux.
Moduli stack of elliptic curvesIn mathematics, the moduli stack of elliptic curves, denoted as or , is an algebraic stack over classifying elliptic curves. Note that it is a special case of the moduli stack of algebraic curves . In particular its points with values in some field correspond to elliptic curves over the field, and more generally morphisms from a scheme to it correspond to elliptic curves over . The construction of this space spans over a century because of the various generalizations of elliptic curves as the field has developed.
Moduli schemeIn mathematics, a moduli scheme is a moduli space that exists in the developed by Alexander Grothendieck. Some important moduli problems of algebraic geometry can be satisfactorily solved by means of scheme theory alone, while others require some extension of the 'geometric object' concept (algebraic spaces, algebraic stacks of Michael Artin). Work of Grothendieck and David Mumford (see geometric invariant theory) opened up this area in the early 1960s.
Groupe réductifEn mathématiques, un groupe réductif est un groupe algébrique G sur un corps algébriquement clos tel que le radical unipotent de G (c'est-à-dire le sous-groupe des éléments unipotents de ) soit trivial. Tout est réductif, de même que tout tore algébrique et tout groupe général linéaire. Plus généralement, sur un corps k non nécessairement algébriquement clos, un groupe réductif est un groupe algébrique affine lisse G tel que le radical unipotent de G sur la clôture algébrique de k soit trivial.
Champ algébriqueIn mathematics, an algebraic stack is a vast generalization of algebraic spaces, or schemes, which are foundational for studying moduli theory. Many moduli spaces are constructed using techniques specific to algebraic stacks, such as Artin's representability theorem, which is used to construct the moduli space of pointed algebraic curves and the moduli stack of elliptic curves. Originally, they were introduced by Grothendieck to keep track of automorphisms on moduli spaces, a technique which allows for treating these moduli spaces as if their underlying schemes or algebraic spaces are smooth.
Stack (mathematics)In mathematics a stack or 2-sheaf is, roughly speaking, a sheaf that takes values in categories rather than sets. Stacks are used to formalise some of the main constructions of descent theory, and to construct fine moduli stacks when fine moduli spaces do not exist. Descent theory is concerned with generalisations of situations where isomorphic, compatible geometrical objects (such as vector bundles on topological spaces) can be "glued together" within a restriction of the topological basis.
Gauge theory (mathematics)In mathematics, and especially differential geometry and mathematical physics, gauge theory is the general study of connections on vector bundles, principal bundles, and fibre bundles. Gauge theory in mathematics should not be confused with the closely related concept of a gauge theory in physics, which is a field theory which admits gauge symmetry. In mathematics theory means a mathematical theory, encapsulating the general study of a collection of concepts or phenomena, whereas in the physical sense a gauge theory is a mathematical model of some natural phenomenon.
Linear algebraic groupIn mathematics, a linear algebraic group is a subgroup of the group of invertible matrices (under matrix multiplication) that is defined by polynomial equations. An example is the orthogonal group, defined by the relation where is the transpose of . Many Lie groups can be viewed as linear algebraic groups over the field of real or complex numbers. (For example, every compact Lie group can be regarded as a linear algebraic group over R (necessarily R-anisotropic and reductive), as can many noncompact groups such as the simple Lie group SL(n,R).
Pierre DelignePierre René, vicomte Deligne est un mathématicien belge, né le à Etterbeek dans la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale. Pierre René Deligne est diplômé de l'Université libre de Bruxelles en 1966, en ayant effectué une année de scolarité à l’école normale supérieure en 1965-1966. Il soutient une première thèse de doctorat en 1968 à Bruxelles. De 1968 à 1984, il est membre de l’Institut des hautes études scientifiques, où il assiste aux séminaires d’Alexandre Grothendieck qu'il appelle son « maître ».
