The Della Pietra Lecture Series is pleased to present a series of lectures by Edward Frenkel, University of California, Berkeley
All talks will be streamed live at scgp.stonybrook.edu/live
General Public Lecture
Monday April 21, at 5:00pm
Location: Della Pietra Family Auditorium – 103
Reception at 4:15pm, Simons Center Lobby
Title: Where Does Mathematics Come From?
Abstract: Mathematics is something immutable, something we can hold on to in this volatile world. Its truths are objective, necessary, and timeless. For example, Pythagoras theorem means the same to everyone today as it did 2,500 years ago and there’s no reason to believe this will ever change. So, where does mathematics come from? I will describe a novel approach to this question, which points to a unification of math and Jungian psychology.
Technical Talk for Faculty and Advanced Graduate Students
Date: Thursday April 24 at 4:00pm
Location: SCGP Room 102
Title: New Frontiers in the Langlands Program for Riemann Surfaces
Abstract: The Langlands correspondence for Riemann surfaces (complex algebraic curves) has two different versions. One (called geometric or categorical), due to Beilinson and Drinfeld, is in terms of sheaves. It has been studied extensively for more than 3 decades, and a version of it was recently proved by a team led by Gaitsgory and Raskin. The other (called analytic) is in terms of functions, and hence it is more down-to-Earth and closer to the original Langlands correspondence for number fields. It has been developed for the last 6 years by Etingof, Kazhdan, and myself. I will start the lecture with a brief introduction to the original formulation of the Langlands correspondence. I will then explain the setup of both the geometric and the analytic versions for Riemann surfaces and connections between them.
Special Talk for High School and Undergraduate Students
Wednesday April 23 at 11:00am
Location: Room 102
Title: Math is the Source Code of Human Mind
Edward Frenkel is a professor of mathematics at University of California, Berkeley, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and author of the international bestseller “Love and Math” which has been published in 19 languages. He recently launched a YouTube series, the AfterMath, which he views as a “videobook” sequel to “Love and Math”
