Hypergeometric Functions, My Love

Masaaki Yoshida ist Professor für Mathematik an der Kyushu Universität, Japan.

• 1 The Story of the Configuration Space X(2,4) of Four Points on the Projective Line.- I. Configuration Spaces — The Simplest Case.- II. Elliptic Curves.- III. Modular Interpretations of X(2,4).- IV. Hypergeometric Integrals and Loaded Cycles.- 2 The Story of the Configuration Space X(2,n) of n Points on the Projective Line.- V. The Configuration Space X(2,5).- VI. Modular Interpretation of the Configuration Space X(2,n).- 3 The Story of the Configuration Space X(3,6) of Six Lines on the Projective Plane.- VII The Configuration Space X(3,6).- VIII. Hypergeometric Functions of Type (3,6).- IX. Modular Interpretation of the Configuration Space X(3,6).