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.

2013-2014 Science Playwrighting Competition

The 2013-2014 Science Playwrighting Competition Winners Have Been Announced 1st Place Prize = Colin West, “Understanding” 2nd Place Prize = Bruce Futcher, “Searching for David” 3rd Place Prize = David Vazdauskas, “The Future Tells the Truth” Honorable Mention: Matt von Hippel, “Good Advice” Public staged readings to be held at the Simons Center on Wednesday April 30, 2014. Reception at 5:00pm, … Read more

Moduli Spaces of Pseudo-holomorphic curves and their applications to Symplectic Topology

Organized by Kenji Fukaya, Dusa McDuff, and John Morgan January 2 – June 30, 2014 Gromov-Witten theory, Lagrangian-Floer homology and symplectic field theory arise from the notion of pseudo-holomorphic curves, possibly with boundary conditions, in symplectic manifolds. All these theories rely in a fundamental way on Gromov’s compactness result for moduli spaces of pseudo-holomorphic curves, … Read more

Workshop on Moduli Spaces of Pseudo-holomorphic Curves II: June 2 – 6, 2014

Application for workshop is now closed. Organized by Kenji Fukaya, Dusa McDuff, and John Morgan. Dates: June 2 – 6, 2014 This workshop is an integral part of the program entitled “Moduli Spaces of pseudo-holomorphic curves and their applications to symplectic topology.” The program and the workshop focus on two basic approaches to understanding the … Read more

Graduate Workshop on 4-Manifolds: August 18 – 22, 2014

Application for workshop is now closed. Organized by Selman Akbulut (Michigan State), Anar Akhmedov (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities), Mehmet Firat Arikan (METU), Weimin Chen (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), Yasha Eliashberg (Stanford University), Cagri Karakurt (University of Texas, Austin), Tian-Jun Li (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities), Danny Ruberman (Brandeis University), and Nikolai Saveliev (University of Miami). … Read more

Call for Proposals for Scientific Workshops/Conferences

Call for Proposals for Scientific Workshops/Conferences The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (SCGP) at Stony Brook University is seeking proposals for scientific workshops/conferences to be held in the 2014-15 academic year. The Simons Center is a research center devoted to furthering fundamental knowledge in mathematics and theoretical physics, especially knowledge at the interface of … Read more

Workshop on Topology and Invariants of 4-Manifolds: August 23 – 27, 2014

Application for workshop is now closed. Organized by Selman Akbulut (Michigan State), Anar Akhmedov (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities), Mehmet Firat Arikan (METU), Weimin Chen (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), Yasha Eliashberg (Stanford University), Cagri Karakurt (University of Texas, Austin), Tian-Jun Li (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities), Danny Ruberman (Brandeis University), and Nikolai Saveliev (University of … Read more

f(glitch) Gallery Exhibition: Opening Reception March 5

Featuring the artworks of Richard Garet, Robert Henke, Emma Mcnally, David Linton, Phoenix Perry, Bethany Shorb February 10th – March 29th Opening Reception March 5:  VISIT  http://cdact.stonybrook.edu/fglitch/ FOR THE FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS   WEDNESDAY MARCH 5:  Colloquia at Simons Center for Geometry and Physics Auditorium, Stony Brook University 4:00 Keynote Speaker: Carl Haber, Physicist: “Seeing Voices: Optical … Read more

Quantum Anomalies, Topology, and Hydrodynamics

Quantum Anomalies, Topology, and Hydrodynamics Organized by Alexander Abanov, Dmitri Kharzeev, Boris Khesin, Dam Son, and Paul Wiegmann February 17-June 13, 2014 Recent developments in relativistic hydrodynamics place it at the crossroads of nuclear physics, condensed matter physics and string theory. Hydrodynamics is known to be very effective in describing the long-wavelength behavior of many … Read more

SCGP Fall 2013 Newsletter

The Simons Center is pleased to announce fall 2013 newsletter.  See below to find out what’s been happening at the Center! Click here for SCGP Fall 2013 Newsletter