The shape of an algebraic variety

The shape of an algebraic variety 68th Kuwait Foundation Lecture University of Cambridge, November 1st, 2007 Carlos T. Simpson C.N.R.S., Laboratoire J. A. Dieudonne Universite de Nice-Sophia Antipolis

• mixed hodge


• basic question


• tive malcev completion


• variety over


• topological space


• xtop


• hodge struc- tures


• then xtop ?


• hodge theory