Reading Course in Topos Theory, Spring 2012

The reading group will meet approximately every second week during January - May 2012. Meetings will be spent discussing texts read and/or presentating selected material. This PhD course will give 7,5 or 10 hp depending on the amount of work done.

The course is intended to give an introduction to the theory of toposes, both Grothendieck toposes (sheaves over generalised spaces) and elementary toposes and their generalisations. The precise content of the course depend on the interests of the participants, but reading material will mainly be selected from

Schedule

The first meeting will take place on Friday 27 January, 10.00-12.00, in room 306, building 6, Department of Mathematics, Kräftriket, Stockholm. The undersigned will make a brief introduction to the course. Then we decide on the remaining schedule (or at least when to meet next).
  1. Handout 1
  2. Handout 2

January 27, 2012, Erik Palmgren. Email: palmgren (at) math (dot) su (dot) se