Hi everyone, The next MaPS (the Mathematical Postgraduate Society) Seminar will be on this Tuesday. Pizza (with vegetarian options) will be provided after. Alex is a first-year Ph.D. student at the School of Mathematics and Statistics, advised by Associate Professor Zhou Zhang. Alex’s area of research is geometric analysis, more precisely, the Kahler-Ricci flow. Time and date: Tuesday 10 October at 5pm. Location: Carslaw 173 and online. Zoom link: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/83528342535 Title: Scalar Curvature in the Kahler-Ricci Flow. Abstract: This talk will begin by introducing Kahler manifolds and some of their basic properties. We will give a historical introduction to the topic of Kahler-Ricci flow, discussing Yauâs proof of the Calabi conjecture and the existence of Kahler-Einstein metrics and H.D. Caoâs use of the Kahler-Ricci flow as an alternate proof of the conjecture. Then we will examine the flow in a more general setting and analyze results by Z. Zhang concerning the behaviour of the scalar curvature in the cases of infinite and finite time singularities. If you have any questions or want to be added to the mailing list, contact the organising group at MaPS@maths.usyd.edu.au. Looking forward to seeing you soon!