Mumford's influence on the moduli theory of algebraic varieties

DOI10.4310/PAMQ.2021.V17.N2.A3MaRDI QIDQ2032689zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors János Kollár

Publication date 14 June 2021

Published in Pure and Applied Mathematics Quarterly (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.10723

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biographies, obituaries, personalia, bibliographies (01A70) History of algebraic geometry (14-03) Algebraic moduli problems, moduli of vector bundles (14D20) Geometric invariant theory (14L24)

Abstract: We give a short appreciation of Mumford's work on the moduli of varieties by putting it into historical context. By reviewing earlier works we highlight the innovations introduced by Mumford. Then we discuss recent developments whose origins can be traced back to Mumford's ideas.

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