Abstract for the talk on 15.11.2018 (13:00 h)

Seminar on Nonlinear Algebra

Hanieh Keneshlou (MPI MIS, Leipzig)
The unirationality of Hurwitz spaces

The Hurwitz space H_(d,g) parametrizes d-sheeted simply branched covers of the projective line by smooth curves of genus g. In this talk, I will survey our knowledge on the unirationality of Hurwitz spaces and we will discuss some results in this direction.