Department Colloquium
Department of Mathematics
Princeton University
February 26th, 2001
Localization and Gromov-Witten theory
I will explain the virtual localization formula for
integration in Gromov-Witten theory. Localization
provides a flexible tool for studying GW theory in
higher genus. Three applications will be discussed:
Calabi-Yau geometry, Kontsevich's combinatorial model,
and the geometry of the moduli space of curves.