Geometry and Arithmetic around Hypergeometric Functions

Abstract

Hypergeometric functions form a classical subject of Mathematics providing an interesting link between apparently quite different fields of research like differential equations, group theory, differential geometry, physics, computational mathematics, moduli spaces, arithmetic and algebraic geometry. The conference succeeded to give insights into new developements in many different directions and to encourage discussions and exchange of ideas between participants who would never had met otherwise or at other places than Oberwolfach.