Mini-course by Paul Wiegmann: Selberg integrals and their applications to conformal field theory, quantum Hall effect and hydrodynamics.
First lecture: May 8, 2018, 2:15pm-3:30pm in SCGP Room 313 (schedule of subsequent lectures by agreement) Paul Wiegmann (University of Chicago) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Wiegmann Selberg integrals and their applications to conformal field theory, quantum Hall effect and hydrodynamics. Abstract: […]
Simons Center Poet in Residence, Amy Catanzano, April 16 – 20
The Simons Center Art and Science Program is pleased to welcome Amy Catanzano as the 2018 Inaugural Poet in Residence, April 16 – 20, 2018 Amy will give a special artist talk, World Lines: A Poetry Reading by Amy Catanzano, on Thursday, April […]
Two Science Inspired Talks by a Poet and a Philosopher, Thursday, April 19, 2018.
The Simons Center Art and Science Program is pleased to announce two talks on Thursday, April 19, 2018. Two Science Inspired Talks by a Poet and a Philosopher By Amy Catanzano, 2018 Inaugural Poet in Residence, and Robert Crease, Professor of […]
GEOMETRIC LANDSCAPES: April 5 – May 30, 2018; Opening Reception May 3, 2018
The Simons Center Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of GEOMETRIC LANDSCAPES, a solo exhibition featuring work by the artist and mathematician Nikolay Bogoliubov. Simons Center Gallery, Stony Brook, NY April 5 – May 30, 2018 Opening Reception […]
Della Pietra Lecture Series Presents Dr. Kip Thorne, April 19 and 20, 2018
Date: Thursday April 19, 2018 Lecture: 12:00 pm, Simons Center Della Pietra Family Auditorium Title: Exploring the Universe with Gravitational Waves: From the Big Bang to Black Holes Abstract: There are only two types of waves that can propagate across the universe: Electromagnetic […]
SCGP Weekly Talks – Spring 2018
Organized by Alexander Abanov SCGP Weekly Talks is a colloquium style series of talks aimed at all members and visitors of the Simons Center and the more general math and physics community on Stony Brook campus. The regular time and […]
Categorification in Mathematical Physics: April 9-13, 2018
Organized by: Eugene Gorsky, Sergei Gukov, Mikhail Khovanov, Andrei Negut, and Piotr Sułkowski Categorification is one of the deepest ideas in contemporary mathematics. As the name indicates, it aims to generalize various statements to a categorical level, replacing sets by […]
