Laurent Manivel

Title: On the automorphisms of Mukai varieties

Abstract:
Mukai varieties of genus 7 to 10 are Fano varieties that can be obtained as linear sections
of rational homogeneous varieties. For certain critical dimensions, their generic automorphisms
groups turn out to be non trivial finite groups made of involutions and order three elements. 
Surprisingly, the existence of these unexpected automorphisms is related to the theory of
theta-groups (joint work with Thomas Dedieu).