In this issue of the Newsletter

The Della Pietra Lecture Series Presents Dava Sobel

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics was honored to host celebrated author Dava Sobel last spring for the Della Pietra Lecture Series. Read More…

Celebrating 20 Years: The Simons Summer Workshop

The 20th Simons Physics Summer Workshop (originally called the Simons Summer Workshop in Mathematics and Physics) was a celebration of the 19 successful workshops that preceded it. Read more…

The Problem of Monopole Scattering: And It’s Modern Symmetry Resolution. By Marieke van Beest and Diego Delmastro

The Problem of Monopole Scattering. And It’s Modern Symmetry Resolution. By Marieke van Beest and Diego Delmastro, Research Assistant Professors, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook University

On Hyperkähler Geometry. By Ljudmila Kamenova

On Hyperkähler Geometry. By Ljudmila Kamenova, Research Associate Professor, Stony Brook University, Mathematics Department

The Everests of Mathematics. A Conversation with Phillip Griffiths

Ron Donagi and Phillip Griffiths visited the Simons Center in April, 2023, for the Simons collaboration conference on Homological Mirror Symmetry. Crossing paths once again, they took the opportunity for a conversation about their early days at Harvard, Griffiths work in Hodge theory, his role as Director of the Institute of Advanced Study and initiative promoting science in developing countries, and the future of interdisciplinary mathematics.

G2 Manifolds Program Seminar: Mark Haskins

Title: Program: G2 Manifolds Program Seminar Speaker: Mark Haskins, Imperial College Date: Thursday, September 11, 2014 Time: 9:30am – 10:30pm Place: Lecture Hall 102, Simons Center       [box, type=”download”]Watch the video.[/box]

G2 Manifolds Program Seminar: David Morrison

Title: Program: G2 Manifolds Program Seminar Speaker: David Morrison, UC Santa Barbara Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm Place: Seminar Room 313, Simons Center       [box, type=”download”]Watch the video.[/box]

Program Seminar by John Morgan: A Topologist looks at Sheaf Theory

As part of the Simons Center program, Interactions of Homotopy Theory and Algebraic Topology with Physics through Algebra and Geometry, John Morgan will give a series of lectures (8 to 10 lectures) on Sheaf Theory with applications to duality.  The course will be aimed at intermediate graduate students and above. The only prerequisite is a basic course … Read more

Geometric Flows

Geometric Flows Organized by Simon Brendle, Xiuxiong Chen,  Simon Donaldson, and Yuanqi Wang October 13 – December 19, 2014 Since its invention in 1982, Hamilton’s Ricci flow has become a central tool in global differential geometry. In particular, the Ricci flow has played a central role in Perelman’s proof of the Poincare conjecture, as well as … Read more

G2 Manifolds Program Seminar: Song Sun

Title: Algebraic Structure on Gromov-Hausdorff Limits Program: G2 Manifolds Program Seminar Speaker: Song Sun, Stony Brook University Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Place: Lecture Hall 102, Simons Center       [box, type=”download”]Watch the video.[/box]

G2 Manifolds Program Seminar: Hans-Joachim Hein

Title: Ricci-flat Metrics on A_k Singularities Program: G2 Manifolds Program Seminar Speaker: Hans-Joachim Hein, University of Nantes Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 Time: 9:30am – 10:30am Place: Lecture Hall 102, Simons Center       [box, type=”download”]Watch the video.[/box] Abstract: By work of Gauntlett-Martelli-Sparks-Yau, the 3-dimensional A_k singularity admits no Ricci-flat Kähler cone metrics for k … Read more

SCGP Weekly Talk: WHAT IS … F-theory? by David Morrison

Title: “WHAT IS … F-theory?” Speaker: David Morrison, UC Santa Barbara Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm Place: Lecture Hall 102, Simons Center         [box, type=”download”]Watch the video.[/box] Abstract:  In the spirit of the “WHAT IS …” series of articles in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society, I will … Read more

G2 Manifolds Program Seminar: Johannes Nordstrom

Title: Program: G2 Manifolds Program Seminar Speaker: Johannes Nordstrom, University of Bath Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Place: Lecture Hall 102, Simons Center       [box, type=”download”]Watch the video.[/box]

G2 Manifolds Program Seminar: Simon Donaldson

Title: Program: G2 Manifolds Program Seminar Speaker: Simon Donaldson, SCGP Stony Brook University Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Time: 9:30am – 10:30am Place: Lecture Hall 102, Simons Center       [box, type=”download”]Watch the video.[/box]

G2 Manifolds Program Seminar: Dietmar Salamon

Title: Floer Theory and the Fueter Equation Program: G2 Manifolds Program Seminar Speaker: Dietmar Salamon, ETH Zurich Date: Monday, September 8, 2014 Time: 9:30am – 10:30am Place: Lecture Hall 102, Simons Center       [box, type=”download”]Watch the video.[/box]