Mori geometry meets Cartan geometry: Varieties of minimal rational tangents

Abstract

We give an introduction to the theory of varieties of minimal rational tangents, emphasizing its aspect as a fusion of algebraic geometry and differential geometry, more specifically, a fusion of Mori geometry of minimal rational curves and Cartan geometry of cone structures.

arXiv commentto appear in Proceedings of ICM2014

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