Three Lectures on Quadratic Enumerative Geometry

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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 October 2025

Marc Levine

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Pedro L. del Ángel R. ,

Frank Neumann and

Alexander H. W. Schmitt

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Pedro L. del Ángel R.: Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas
Frank Neumann: Affiliation:
Università di Pavia
Alexander H. W. Schmitt: Affiliation:
Freie Universität Berlin

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We give an overview of the goals and recent progress in the development of an enumerative geometry valued in quadratic forms.

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enumerative geometry intersection theory characteristic classes motivic homotopy quadratic forms

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New Trends in Algebraic Geometry
, pp. 33 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009497206.003 [Opens in a new window]

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