The Della Pietra Lecture Series is pleased to present a series of lectures by Avi Wigderson, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton All talks will be streamed live at scgp.stonybrook.edu/live Common Title and Abstract “The Theory of Computation” Speaker: Avi Wigderson, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton In this series of three (independent) lectures, I will explain … Read more
The Simons Center Art and Outreach program is pleased to present a special performance, open to the public: Colin Carr cello Kyungwha Chu piano Wednesday, November 12, at 5:30pm Della Pietra Family Auditorium, Room 103 Beethoven Sonata no. 3 in A major Allegro ma non tanto Scherzo: Allegro molto Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace Franck … Read more
GOD PLAYS DICE WITH THE WORLD The Story of Quantum Mechanics Public Lecture by Giuseppe Mussardo Thursday, October 9, 2025, 5:30 pm Della Pietra Family Auditorium, SCGP 103 Reception, Simons Center Lobby, 5:00 pm In conjunction with the exhibition 100 Years of Quantum Mechanics Simons Center Gallery Abstract What is matter? A question that has fascinated—and … Read more
100 Years of Quantum Mechanics OCTOBER 9, 2025-JANUARY 16, 2026 Curated by Lorraine Walsh Simons Center Gallery Opening Reception: Thursday, October 9, 2025, 5:00 pm The Simons Center Gallery and SCGP Lobby Public Lecture Follows Reception God Plays Dice with the World: The Story of Quantum Mechanics by Giuseppe Mussardo, Distinguished Professor of Theoretical Physics … Read more
The First Workshop on Advancing Entangled X-Ray Photon Research will be held at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (SCGP) at the Stony Book University the 15-17 of October 2025. Conference webpage: https://indico.global/event/14044/overview The scope of the workshop is be to exchange knowledge, create collaborations,and shape the future of entangled X-ray photon research and its … Read more
This short film documents the third week of the 22nd Simons Physics Summer Workshop: Future Pathways for Fundamental Physics held from July 28 – August 15 at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics at Stony Brook. By Gela Patashuri View Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDTCGicphEM
“We thought we understood quantum field theory—but there are still profound structures waiting to be uncovered.” — Professor Nikita Nekrasov In this in-depth interview, Professor Nikita Nekrasov discusses newly discovered structures within quantum field theory, shedding light on their mathematical foundations and physical significance. A must-watch for researchers and students interested in gauge theory, integrable … Read more
Congratulations to John Pardon on winning the New Horizons in Mathematics Prize for important results in geometry and topology, particularly in the field of symplectic geometry and pseudo-holomorphic curves, which are certain types of smooth surfaces in manifolds.
From Billiard Dynamics to Riemann Surfaces. By Samuel Grushevsky
Teichmuller Dynamics via Algebraic Geometry
