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 Full schedule of following lectures can be found below: Paul Wiegmann (University of Chicago) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Wiegmann Title: Selberg integrals and their applications to conformal field theory, quantum Hall effect and […]
Juan Maldacena Awarded Lorentz Medal
The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics wishes to congratulate our Trustee Juan Maldacena: Juan Maldacena, Carl P. Feinberg Professor in the School of Natural Sciences, at the Institute for Advanced Study, has been awarded the Lorentz Medal for his innovative […]
Nonequilibrium Physics in Biology: December 3 – 7, 2018
Organized by: Jin Wang, Ken Dill, Michael Douglas, Jose Onuchic The aim of this workshop is to bring together leading researchers from around the world to discuss current progress in uncovering emergent phenomena and design principles that allow living systems […]
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 […]
String field theory, BV quantization, and moduli spaces May 20 – 24, 2019
Organized by Kenji Fukaya, Owen Gwilliam, Stephan Stolz, Peter Teichner, and Mahmoud Zeinalian. The main aim of this workshop is to strengthen the dialogue between string field theory and quantum field theory, via the shared language of the BV formalism. The […]
Operator Algebras and Applications: June 17 – 21, 2019
Organized by: Stefan Hollands, Vaughan Jones, Gandalf Lechner, Roberto Longo Since Heisenberg’s and Jordan’s “matrix formulation” of quantum mechanics about one hundred years ago, theoretical quantum physics has been a major incentive for mathematical research into operator algebras. The stimulus […]
Graduate Summer School on the Mathematics and Physics of Hitchin Systems: May 27 – 31, 2019
Organized by Lara Anderson and Laura Schaposnik The school is aimed at graduate students and young postdocs, and will expose participants to some current research topics on the geometry and physics of Higgs bundles. The workshop will have several mini-courses by […]
A Workshop on Challenges at the Interface of Hitchin Systems and String Theory: March 18 – 22, 2019
Organized by Lara Anderson and Laura Schaposnik Co-organized by Rafe Mazzeo and Tony Pantev The workshop will be devoted to recent exciting developments related to Higgs bundles and the Hitchin fibration, and string theory. The purpose of the workshop is to bring […]
