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11 Encuentro Laura Ortiz

This talk elaborates on the geometric interpretation of analytic invariance in singular vector fields, leveraging classification frameworks and emphasizing the importance of roots in description.

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This presentation explores the deep geometric structures underlying the analytic classification of singular analytic vector fields in two complex variables. It focuses on resolving a longstanding problem concerning analytic invariants associated to vector fields with degenerate singularities, connecting formal normal forms to concrete geometric objects. The insights are significant for mathematicians working in dynamical systems, differential equations, and algebraic geometry, offering a rigorous framework for analytic equivalence and classification.

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The talk addresses the analytic classification of singular analytic vector fields near degenerate singularities, particularly when the linear part vanishes. Building on notions from differential equations and foliation theory, the speaker describes how to capture analytic invariants—quantities or structures preserved under analytic coordinate changes—through geometric interpretations. This work confirms and expands on a conjecture by René Thom from the 1970s, providing a clear geometric framework that links abstract formal invariants from normal form theory to tangible analytic and topological structures. The talk also introduces a method of combining pairs of foliations to realize these invariants concretely.

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  1. Analytic Equivalence and Classification of Vector Fields
  2. Degenerate Singularities: Principal Part and Polynomial Invariants
  3. Holonomy and Analytic Invariants from Singular Points
  4. Thom’s Conjecture and Formal Normal Forms
  5. Dicritical vs. Nondicritical Cases & Pairs of Foliations
  6. Construction of Geometric Models for Invariants
  7. Key Frameworks & Mental Models
  8. Practical Implications & Takeaways
  9. Action-Oriented Summary
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