for this workshop
The Bochner technique
at the
American Institute of Mathematics, Pasadena, California
organized by
Xiaolong Li, Lei Ni, Peter Petersen, and Matthias Wink
This workshop, sponsored by AIM and the NSF, will bring together experts from different areas in mathematics related to applications of the Bochner technique, including Riemannian geometry, complex geometry, representation theory, and geometric flows.
The Bochner technique is a foundational tool in differential geometry which provides a deep link to topology. Recent advances include new connections to representation theory with applications to vanishing results for Betti and Hodge numbers, the resolutions of the Nishikawa conjecture, projectivity and rational connectedness results for Kähler manifold, or new Kodaira-Bochner formulae. The aim of the workshop is to both push the boundaries of these areas as well as strengthen the interaction among experts in different areas. Utilizing the versatility of the Bochner technique is a key component of the workshop. The workshop is meant to bring together leading experts as well as aspiring new researchers from all areas related to the Bochner technique.
The main topics for this workshop are
- Vanishing results and applications to topology and geometric flows
- Representation theoretic aspects and symmetric spaces
- The curvature operator of the second kind
- Nonlinear Kodaira-Bochner formulae and their applications
This event will be run as an AIM-style workshop. Participants will be invited to suggest open problems and questions before the workshop begins, and these will be posted on the workshop website. These include specific problems on which there is hope of making some progress during the workshop, as well as more ambitious problems which may influence the future activity of the field. Lectures at the workshop will be focused on familiarizing the participants with the background material leading up to specific problems, and the schedule will include discussion and parallel working sessions.
Space and funding is available for a few more participants. If you would like to participate, please apply by filling out the on-line form no later than January 20, 2026.
Before submitting an application, please read the description of the AIM style of workshop.
For more information email workshops@aimath.org
