Daniel Litt
I am an Assistant Professor of mathematics at the University of Toronto. I was in a similar position at the University of Georgia from 2019-2022. I completed my PhD at Stanford in 2015; from 2015-2018 I was an NSF Postdoc at Columbia; and from 2018-2019 I was a member at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Broadly speaking, I am interested in the interplay between algebraic geometry and number theory (and, to a lesser extent, topology). Most of my work has focused on using arithmetic techniques to study classical questions about, for example, complex algebraic varieties. Currently, I am thinking about the arithmetic structures on the fundamental group of an algebraic variety, and the relationships between those structures and the geometry of the variety. Some of my other interests include questions about positivity and vanishing theorems, dynamics of algebraic varieties, and Hodge theory (broadly construed).
On this website you can find my publications and preprints, some talk notes and slides, some expository notes, and information on my teaching. I've included some non-mathematical writing. There's also an embryonic blog, which may or may not be updated. Finally, I'm trying a little experiment -- I'll try to keep a list of open questions that come up in my work, which is likely not up to date.
Here's my blog, information about me, and my contact info.
This semester I am teaching intro to proof and a topics course on Hodge theory.
I am supported by an NSERC grant, “Anabelian methods in arithmetic and algebraic geometry,” a Sloan research fellowship, and an Ontario Early Researcher Award.
